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  1. Lina Sinjab speaks to camera, as a fire burns behind her, in the night sky

  2. Crowds of people waving flags in Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

  3. The BBC's Lina Sinjab pointing towards the house belonging to Bashar al-Assad with people walking in front of it

  4. A man in a camouflage jacket stands in front of Aleppo's citadel. He is waving an opposition flag with his right arm.

  5. A man and a woman celebrate in the street after Syrian rebels captured the city of Damascus. The woman raises her hands to the sky - one of her hands is holding a Syrian flag.

  6. Lina Sinjab in Damascus

  7. The interior of Assad residence

  8. Woman celebrates in Damascus

  9. Damascus resident Rania Kataf

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

  11. Barbara Plett-Usher in Damascus

  12. 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

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

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

  15. A rebel fighter makes the peace sign

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

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

  18. Statue being torn down

  19. Damaged buildings in the city of Deraa

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

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

  23. 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

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