▲ Israeli soldiers yesterday placed an armored vehicle near the so-called Alpha Line, which separates the Syrian Golan Heights annexed by Israel, in the city of Majdal Shams.Photo Ap
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La Jornada Newspaper
Monday, December 9, 2024, p. 22
Damascus. In the Middle East and elsewhere, the fall of Syria’s government at the hands of jihadist militants unleashed waves of joy, fear and alarm
Syrian expatriates and many residents in the Middle East rejoiced at the overthrow of Bashar al Assad, a leader who led his country through nearly five decades of civil conflict that left at least half a million dead and displaced millions, according to rights organizations. human beings and opponents of the Syrian government. Others worried about instability in an already troubled region.
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), celebrated the end of the dictatorial regime of Syria and urged the country to rebuild.
After 14 years of brutal war and the fall of the dictatorial regime, today the people of Syria can take advantage of a historic opportunity to build a stable and peaceful futurehe said in a statement.
The UN special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, insisted on achieving stable and inclusive transition agreements, and stressed that This dark chapter has left deep scars, but today we remain hopeful that a new one of peace, reconciliation, dignity and inclusion will open for all Syrians..
The European Union (EU) classified positive the end of the dictatorshipwhile the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, agreed that the end of Al Assad is a first big sigh of relief for millions of people in Syria after an eternity of horrors committed by the regime.
Meanwhile, France and Spain called for a peaceful transition, at a time when Britain recalled that the Syrian people He suffered under the savage regime of Al Assad for a long time and we congratulate him on his departuresaid Premier Keir Starmer.
Amnesty International welcomed the overthrow and called for any decision on the country’s political future to be taken in accordance with a principle of justice and not revenge.
The general secretary of the organization, Agnès Callamard, recalled that on previous occasions she denounced the government of Al Assad and its security forces for the use of chemical weapons, barrel bombs and other war crimes, as well as murders, torture, forced disappearances and extermination that constitute crimes against humanity.
Thousands of people gathered in different German cities; According to police reports, in the streets of Berlin about 5 thousand people celebrated with shouts of: free syria.
The vast majority of the Jordanian people also welcomed the fall of the Syrian government and the success of the pro-Turkish fighters. In Istanbul, hundreds of Syrians gathered in front of the large mosque in the Fatih neighborhood, regardless of the rain.