Rapturous celebrations in the streets of the capital were tempered by trepidation over whether the city’s new rebel caretakers could deliver a better future.
DAMASCUS, Syria - The three-starred revolutionary flags hoisted over the central squares of Damascus hold the promise of a free Syria.
They picked through the homes and palaces of the ousted president and his family, marveling at the wealth they had accumulated over more than half a century of dynastic rule, as Syrians sank ever deeper into poverty.“We just want to feel the moment,” said Siham Bader, 55, dressed in a baby-blue coat, as she joined the crowds wandering through an ornate office that once belonged to Assad’s wife, Asma. “We have joy and hope.
Syrians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in central Damascus. Its members were out in force on the streets Monday - posted at ministries and diplomatic buildings - attempting to reassure a rattled population, including the city’s religious minorities, that they can bring stability to a shattered state, traumatized by more than a decade of war and upheaval.
After widespread looting a day earlier, HTS is attempting to reactivate the city’s police force to restore some semblance of law and order, said Abdulrahman. But there was no sign of them yet. Outside Asma al-Assad’s former office, another commander tried to reassure a crowd of concerned residents that HTS had a plan to counter the collapse of the Syrian pound, which has fallen to record lows since Assad’s ouster.A destroyed Syrian army checkpoint Monday on the road between Damascus and the Lebanese border.
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