A girl jumps off a toppled statue of former president Hafez al-Assad as people gather on a street in Sweida on December 13, 2024, to celebrate the collapse of his son Bashar al-Assad's rule. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (Photo by Louai Beshara/AFP Photo)
