Syria marks one year since fall of al-Assad

Syria is marking one year since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after nearly 14 years of war.

Hope, flags, fireworks as Syria starts to celebrate a year without al-Assad

• Syria is marking one year since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after nearly 14 years of war.
• On December 8 last year, the rule of the Baath Party collapsed when Damascus was seized. Al-Assad fled to Russia, where he was granted asylum.