A man walks past a portrait of late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad displayed at the main entrance of a building in the capital Damascus on Dec. 9. (Photo: AFP)
This photograph taken in Moscow on December 9, 2024, shows front pages of some of Russia's national newspapers, dominated by stories about the fall of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. (Photo: AFP)
Oct. 14, 2019 photo, Turkey-backed Syrian opposition fighters fire a heavy machine-gun towards Kurdish fighters, in Syria's northern region of Manbij. (Photo: AP)
Japanese director Kenji Kamiyama poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the World premiere of the animated film "The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim". (Photo: AFP)
Members of the Syrian community and supporters wave the opposition flag bearing the word "Freedom" as they gather to celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in Paris on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (R), US President Elect Donald Trump (C), and President of France Emmanuel Macron (L).. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Lawmakers arrive for the plenary session of the impeachment vote of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul. (Photo: AFP)
