‚Syria freed!‘: thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque

Thousands of jubilant Syrians converged on Damascus’s landmark Umayyad Mosque for Friday prayers, waving opposition flags and chanting — a sight unimaginable a week ago before rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad.Families with children mixed with armed and uniformed Islamist fighters to celebrate the first Friday prayers since Assad’s overthrow…
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