Celebrations Amidst Despair in Syria

The recent fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a mixture of celebration and desperation in Syria. Thousands flocked to the streets of Damascus, celebrating the regime's collapse while others rushed to overcrowded prisons in search of missing relatives, particularly at the notorious Saidnaya prison. This prison, compared to Stalin's gulags, has been the site of immense suffering and tells the story of many who have been imprisoned and tortured. Families laden with hope of finding loved ones face the grim reality that many of those unaccounted for are likely dead, as the nation grapples with the aftermath of the civil war and the need for rebuilding governance.