LIVE: Demonstration to celebrate the first anniversary of Assad’s fall

Residents of Hama, Syria, organize a demonstration to celebrate the first anniversary of Assad’s fall. The fall of the Assad government in Syria took almost everybody by surprise and created uncertainty for competing foreign interests that had established lines of control most assumed were frozen in the region. The operation by opposition militias had speedy success in achieving its initial goal — seizing Syria’s second city, Aleppo. From there, the rebel alliance reached Damascus and put an end to five decades of Assad family rule. #Syria #Hama #Demonstration #Anniversary #Aleppo #Damascus #MiddleEast #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/