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An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Smoke billows in the background as residents and opposition fighters celebrate in a central square after opposition forces took control of the city in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Smoke billows in the background as residents and opposition fighters celebrate in a central square after opposition forces took control of the city in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

People search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

People search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opposition fighters celebrate in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opposition fighters celebrate in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A man walks by a broken portrait of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as people search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A man walks by a broken portrait of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as people search for belongings in the ransacked private residence of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Malkeh district of Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opposition fighters celebrate the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Opposition fighters celebrate the take over of the city by the insurgents in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)