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Syria rebel fighters raced into Damascus unopposed on Sunday, overthrowing President Bashar al-Assad and ending more than five decades of his family's iron-fisted rule.
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Rebel fighters gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule has ended, in Homs, Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Military aircraft at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control of the key city of Homs, in Hama, Syria, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
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. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A motorcycle passes a tank, after rebels led by HTS sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A rebel fighter sits on the back of a vehicle in Homs countryside, as Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, saying they had seized most of the south, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters stand on a military vehicle in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Tanks sit on the road in Hama amid the rebels' lightning advance, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A picture of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A warplane flies over Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters take a picture in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters pass a tank in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A sign on a road to Hama, after Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters sit on a motorcycle in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Military vehicles in Homs countryside after Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Rebel fighters pray in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A helicopter that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
People ride a bike next to a burning military vehicle after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Military aircraft at Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A view shows inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Vehicles drive near a sign on a road to Hama, after rebels sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A rebel fighter gestures in Homs countryside, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A car passes a tank on the side of the road in Hama, December 6. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
Aircraft that belonged to forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad government inside Hama's military airport, after Syrian rebels battled government forces for control, December 7. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
A rebel fighter stands atop a military vehicle as he carries a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag in Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province, December 1. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
A damaged poster of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, November 30. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
Smoke rises, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 8. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh