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Syria Celebrates Liberation: A Nation Reborn
Around Umayyad Square, children leaned out of windows, waving Syria’s green, white, and black flag as fireworks exploded in the sky. The celebrations began two days before December 8th, the anniversary of the capital and country’s liberation. Already, crowds had assembled in the square. Nearby, Abu Taj, 24, stood alone, observing the festivities. Ten years prior, he had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

A Decade of Exile Ends: Return to a Free Syria
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Liberation’s Echoes: A Nation’s Hope
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

A Generation Returns: Renewed Optimism
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Celebrations Mark a Turning Point
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Hope Amidst Challenges: A Nation Reclaims Its Future
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

A Decade of Exile Ends: Return to a Free Syria
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Liberation’s Echoes: A Nation’s Hope
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Celebrations Mark a Turning Point
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Hope Amidst Challenges: A Nation Reclaims Its Future
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Celebrations Mark a Turning Point
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Hope Amidst Challenges: A Nation Reclaims Its Future
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Hope Amidst Challenges: A Nation Reclaims Its Future
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.

Hope Amidst Challenges: A Nation Reclaims Its Future
Ten years prior, Abu Taj had left his home in the Aleppo countryside following the destruction of his house by fighting between government forces and anti-Assad rebels. He fled to Damascus and then Beirut, ultimately flying to join his father in Saudi Arabia. After a decade in exile – eight years in Saudi Arabia and two years of study in Egypt – Abu Taj returned to Syria. He arrived just over a week before the operation that stormed Damascus and forced Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow in the early hours of the morning. On the last Friday before the anniversary, Abu Taj prayed at the Umayyad Mosque before descending to Umayyad Square, Damascus’s main meeting point, to witness the celebrations. “The culture of the country is now for the people,” he told Al Jazeera, expressing his joy at the shift in direction.