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  1. The interior of Assad residence

  2. Woman celebrates in Damascus

  3. Damascus resident Rania Kataf

  4. Man with girl on his shoulders celebrating Assad's removal

  5. Barbara Plett-Usher in Damascus

  6. A rebel fighter gestures the victory sign while standing on a military aircraft that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government, inside Hama's military airport, December 7, 2024

  7. Eight people standing in front of boxes ready to be sent to Lebanon

  8. People on top of a tank, some with their arms in the air and some with their phones to hand

  9. A rebel fighter makes the peace sign

  10. Anti-Assad fighters sit in an armoured van while advancing through Homs, the gateway to the capital Damascus

  11. A pair of battered boots can be seen standing on a torn and dirty poster of Syrian President Assad.

  12. Statue being torn down

  13. Damaged buildings in the city of Deraa

  14. Index

  15. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. Photo: November 2024

  16. Map of Syria with red circles showing areas rebels have captured

  17. Anti-regime fighters take a 'selfie' picture in front of a government building in Hama, a day after rebels captured the Syrian central-west city, on 6 December 2024

  18. Hafez al-Assad statue falling at an angle in the dark surrounded by crowds

  19. A Syrian rebel fighter fires into the air in the city of Hama, Syria (5 December 2024)

  20. An injured woman is evacuated after an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood, northern Gaza (3 December 2024)

  21. Narges Mohammadi, wearing a white dress with flower patterns on it, holds out her right hand to show a message written on it, while holding a photo in her left hand showing Mahsa Amini

  22. Itay Svirsky

  23. File image of Kash Patel

  24. A rebel fighter stands next to a sign saying "Welcome to Hama" on the Damascus-Aleppo highway, Syria (3 December 2024)