9 Dec 2024

Celebrations in Damascus after Bashir al-Assad regime toppled

From Checkpoint, 4:15 pm on 9 December 2024

There have been scenes of celebration in the Syrian capital Damascus, a day after rebels toppled the 24-year regime of President Bashir al-Assad. Crowds of people also swarmed the Presidential palace - looting and ransacking the building. Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen.