Bayan al-Hinnawi, a former prisoner in Bashar al-Assad’s Syria, celebrated the president’s fall in Sweida’s main square, a dream come true for the ex-inmate who was jailed for 17 years under the Assad regime. Hundreds of people gathered, waving pre-Assad flags and olive branches, symbolizing peace, while reflecting on lost family members and the torture endured in detention centers. Sweida’s Druze community, historically marginalized, expressed hope for a better future, with residents seeking closure for missing loved ones and envisioning a new era of freedom and dignity.
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