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'Friday of victory': Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad | National

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Thousands of jubilant people rallied in cities across Syria, including at a landmark mosque in the capital Damascus, to celebrate during the first Friday prayers since the ouster of president

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  1. Herald Bulletin

    Middle East latest: Syrians celebrate Assad's fall as US seeks a peaceful political transition (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ historic main mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown. It

  2. Washington Times

    Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad’s fall (opens Washington Times)

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    Thousands of Syrians gathered Friday at Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus, to celebrate after the first Muslim Friday prayers following the downfall of former President Bashar Assad.

  3. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    'Friday of victory': Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad | National (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    Thousands of jubilant people rallied in cities across Syria, including at a landmark mosque in the capital Damascus, to celebrate during the first Friday prayers since the ouster of president

  4. Al-Monitor

    'Friday of victory': Mass rallies across Syria celebrate end of Assad (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Syrians rejoiced into the night as fireworks exploded on the first Friday -- the Muslim day of rest and prayer -- since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.More than half a century of brutal rule by the Assad clan came to a sudden end on Sunday, after a lightning rebel offensive swept across the…

  5. NPR

    Jubilant Syrians gather for Friday prayers for the 1st time since Assad's ouster (opens NPR)

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    In Damascus, people stood shoulder to shoulder at one of Syria's holiest sites, the Umayyad Mosque, in the first Friday prayers since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown less than a week ago.

  6. Newsweek

    Mass crowds in Damascus for first Friday prayers since Assad's fall (opens Newsweek)

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    Friday prayers carry significant symbolism as they were a rallying point during the early days of 2011 uprising-turned-civil war.

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