Syrians listen a Muslim cleric as they attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians walk toward he Umayyad mosque for Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A young man poses holding a gun before Friday prayer at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians attend Friday prayers outside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians fighters and civilians chant slogans as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians gather outside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque after Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians celebrate during a demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian women flash victory signs with the colour of "revolutionary" Syrian flag on their faces, during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Syrians attend Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrian fighters on military uniform arrive at the Umayyad mosque for Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrians perform Friday prayers inside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

A man waves a flare during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

An Israeli flag waves on the top of a hill near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, in the town of Majdal Shams, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Syrians attend Friday prayers outside the 7th century Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

Syrians display a giant "revolutionary" Syrian flag during a celebratory demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A Syrian member of the rebel group celebrates during a demonstration following the first Friday prayers since Bashar Assad's ouster, in Damascus' central square, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Israeli tanks park on the buffer zone after the Quneitra crossing, between Israel and Syria, are viewed from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)