A photo of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad lies on the ground of his family's damaged property in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man leaves a damaged property owned by ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's family, in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man records a video of a Syrian fighter standing atop the burned-out tomb of Syria's former President Hafez Assad at his mausoleum in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man walks along the street in Qardaha, Syria, the hometown of late Syrian President Hafez Assad, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Men ride a motorcycle past a property owned by ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's family in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Members of the community meet after the fall of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's government in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Syrian fighters step around the burned-out tomb of late Syrian President Hafez Assad at his mausoleum in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The local Alawite religious leader, Sheikh Deeb Dayoub, takes part in a community meeting at the city council to discuss local issues after the fall of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's government in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People walk by the mausoleum of Syria's former President Hafez Assad in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A man walks through ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad's damaged family property in Qardaha, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)