Residents mark the first anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in Hama, Syria, on Dec. 5, 2025. Mahmoud Hassano/Reuters
Syria marked the first anniversary of the toppling of former President Bashar al-Assad on Dec. 8, following decades of Ba’athist rule and years of civil war.
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told worshipers following dawn prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus that his government would continue to work on post-war reconstruction, including the restoration of state institutions across the country, according to Syrian state-owned news agency SANA. Sharaa said Syrians would face future challenges together and called for national unity.
