
ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )

ESSEN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 08: Syrians living in Essen gather to celebrate the overthrow of the 61-year Baath Party rule in Syria, displaying the Syrian opposition's "revolution flag," following the collapse of regime control in the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, December 8, 2024, in Germany. ( Hesham Elsherif - Anadolu Agency )