Celebrations at Umayyad Mosque
In a jubilant scene at Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, Syrians gathered to celebrate the collapse of the Assad regime, marking the end of 61 years of Baath Party rule.
The Umayyad Mosque is one of the oldest and most expansive mosques globally, boasting significant stature in Islamic architecture and history.
Among its most sacred aspects is the shrine of Prophet Yahya or John the Baptist.
Beside the mosque rests the tomb of Muslim leader Saladin Ayyubi, renowned for reclaiming Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187.
The Baath Party, which held power since a 1963 coup, was dominated by the Assad family.
Meanwhile, Syria TV, an outlet of The New Arab, reported Mohammad Al-Bashir has been named the new prime minister to head the next Syrian government during the transition.
Al-Bashir was voted in by the General Shura Council in Idlib, affiliated with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, to head the transition government.
Al Jazeera Arabic network reported that a meeting between HTS chief Ahmed al-Sharaa and current Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalili took place on Monday.
Reports say that more than 4,000 Syrian army soldiers have fled to Iraq following the fall of the regime.
Meanwhile, relatives of forcibly disappeared people in Syria are searching for loved ones at the notorious Sednaya Prison in Damascus.
Images have emerged showing Syrians, including women and children, being freed from prisons nationwide.
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