The former Syrian president has fled the country after the capital Damascus fell to rebel forces.
launched a major offensive against the governmentRenad says she wishes to return to Syria "as soon as possible"
"Where I was living was being bombed and it was was dangerous for us, my family just wanted us to be safe," she explained.'I was tortured by the regime'Mazen Haseno helped organise the demonstration on Sunday afternoon.The majority of Syrians living in Northern Ireland are "against the regime" and "had to leave because they feared for their lives", he said."Syrian people cannot describe the feeling...
The rebels captured Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo, and then swept southwards down the highway to the capital Damascus, as the Syrian military collapsed.Early on Sunday morning, the HTS-led rebels announced that they had entered Damascus and released detainees at the country's most notorious military prison, Saydanaya, where thousands of opposition supporters are believed to have been executed during the civil war.
Crowds have gathered in cities across the world as many Syrians celebrate the fall of the Syrian government.
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