The interim president Sharaa says that the country faces “a long and hard path towards reconstruction, but has all the necessary resources to recover.”
Eidul Fitr in Syria was accused of newly discovered joy, since Miles freely celebrated the holidays for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
From the early hours of the morning, multitudes of men, women and children came in mass to pray in the historic Damascus mosque in the Umyad Mosque in the old city.
“This is the first time we really feel Eid’s joy, after getting rid of the tyrannical assad regime,” said Fátima Othman AFP.
After the prayer, the faithful exchanged Greetings Eid, while street vendors sold balloons and colorful toys to children posing for photos with their parents.
“Our celebration doubles after Assad’s fall,” said Ghassan Youssef, a resident of the capital.
A few kilometers (miles) away, on the slopes of Mount Qasyun with views of Damascus, a site that previously expelled the Syrians until Assad was deposed on December 8, a few thousand people gathered in unknown Soldier Square for an outdoor prayer.
Among them were members of the security forces and the army, dressed in uniform and armed. The road that leads to the square was full, according to a AFP photographer.
Some worshipers distributed sweets to celebrate, while the three -star Syrian flag, adopted by the new authorities, greeted in the air.
According to the previous government, access to the unknown soldier monument was typically limited to Assad and its nearby associates, who would place crowns there during national ceremonies.
‘Celebration celebration!’
The monument, where a giant screen transmits the eid sentence, is close to the presidential palace.
There, the interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa prayed with the new Mufti Osama al-Rifai of Syria and several cabinet ministers in the presence of a large crowd.
He later pronounced a speech that emphasized that the country faced “a long and hard path towards reconstruction, but has all the necessary resources to recover.”
This occurred two days after the formation of a new government, which faces discouraging challenges in a devastated country for 14 years of civil war.
Wael Hamamiya, who had been in Sweden since the first days of the conflict, returned to Damascus to celebrate EID with his family.
“This is my first eid here in almost 15 years. I really feel the celebration in all its meaning,” he said AFPradiant.
“All who have come are on the Moon. This is the celebration of the celebrations!”
The occasion was more gloomy for some Syrians, who could visit the tombs of loved ones who had been out of the limits during the reign of Assad, especially in the old strengths of the opposition.
In Al-Rawda Cafe in Damascus, Amer Findo, 36, spoke with friends after returning from exile in Berlin, where he ended after avoiding the mandatory military service in 2014.
“For years, I thought I would never see my family again or celebrate EID with them,” said Fin.
“The joy of liberation and victory is immense, but there is still a lot of work ahead. This is just the beginning of the road.”
