LONDON

Spanish football club Atletico Madrid extended congratulations to the Syrian people on Monday as they celebrated the first anniversary of Liberation Day, when the Assad regime was ousted.

Atletiarabe, the club’s official Arabic-language account on US platform Instagram, shared a montage featuring three of Atletico’s star players alongside some of Syria’s most iconic landmarks, as well as the Syrian flag in the background.

The caption said: “Hold your head high, you are a free Syrian. From all of us at Atletico Madrid, we extend our congratulations to our beloved friends in Syria on Liberation Day, and we wish you lasting safety and peace.”

The decades-long Assad/Baath Party regime was ousted on Dec. 8, 2024.