‘This is a happy day’: Syrian rebels return home to reunite with family and rebuild
2024-12-10 10:00:05 - From: The Guardian
Fighters’ homecomings filled with joy, sorrow and hope of starting over in a country in need of reconstruction
This time, the doors of the Syrian state broadcaster were held open for Mohammed Abu al-Zaid.
The rebel commander strode into the building, camo-clad and with a pistol on his hip, and greeted the channel’s staff. The warm welcome was a far cry from his entrance on Sunday morning, when he stormed the building and announced live on air that Bashar al-Assad’s regime had officially fallen.
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