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Syrians jubilant in first Friday prayers after Assad

Season 2024 Episode 350 | 5m 36s

Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many unanswered questions about this new Syria, but one thing is for certain, there is unfettered jubilation. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Aleppo.

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