Syrians around the world celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad as thousands take to the streets in Damascus, London and Berlin as he flees the country

Syrians across the world have shed tears of joy in response to the ousting of former president Bashar al-Assad as they celebrate a sudden end to the 'tyrant's' 24-year-reign. Syrian state television showed militant fighters milling around inside Assad's palace following the news he had reportedly fled this morning on a plane to an unknown destination. Syrians living in Berlin gather in Oranienplatz Square, Kreuzberg to celebrate with signs which say things like 'hope for democracy' Men gesture as people gather at Oranienplatz square, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Berlin, Germany December 8, 2024 yrian people living in London gather at the Trafalgar Square to celebrate as sixty-one years of Baath Party rule in Syria collapses They added that people displaced or imprisoned under the half-century reign of Assad could now come home. People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024, as rebel soldiers declare that they have taken the capital People kick a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after Syria's army command notified officers that al-Assad's 24-year rule has ended People sit on a tank as they gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024 Syrian state television showed the rebels milling around inside Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace after the leader fled on a plane to an unknown destination 'From Idlib to Damascus, it only took them a few days, thank God. Syrian people living in London gather at the Trafalgar Square to celebrate as sixty-one years of Baath Party rule in Syria collapsed on Sunday People with flag of the Syrian Republic and a man dressed as Santa Claus celebrate the fall of the Assad regime after the Syrian government fell early today in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family, on Oranienplatz in Berlin Syrians in Lebanon gather on vehicles as they head towards the Al-Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, after sixty-one years of Baath Party rule in Syria collapses on Sunday when, the capital fell out of the hands of regime control Syrian Association in Denmark demonstrates, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, at City Hall Square, in Copenhagen, Denmark A Danish flag can be seen amid celebrations as the Syrian Association in Denmark demonstrates, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, at City Hall Square, Copenhagen A person tears apart a picture of Bashar Al-Assad during a demonstration celebrating the fall of his regime outside the Syrian embassy in Madrid, Spain Two people hug during a demonstration celebrating the fall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime outside the Syrian embassy in Madrid, Spain Syrian people living in Istanbul gather in Umraniye, Esenyurt and Uskudar districts to celebrate with Turkish flag and Syrian opposition's 'revolution flag' Syrian people living in Istanbul gather in Umraniye, Esenyurt and Uskudar districts to celebrate after sixty-one years of Baath Party rule in Syria collapsed Russian president Vladimir Putin meets with Assad at the Kremlin in Moscow in July