Bewildered, elated prisoners pour out as Assad's jails flung open
All across Syria, families wept as they were reunited with children, siblings, spouses, and parents who vanished years ago into the impregnable gulag of the Assad dynasty's five-decade rule.
Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani greets people at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/MAHMOUD HASSANO)ByREUTERSUpdated: