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Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family\u2019s half-century rule<\/a><\/p>\n

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) \u2014 Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after\u00a0a stunning rebel advance<\/a><\/span>\u00a0reached the capital, ending\u00a0the Assad family\u2019s 50 years of iron rule<\/a><\/span>\u00a0but raising questions about the future of the country and the wider region.<\/p>\n

Joyful crowds gathered in central squares in Damascus, waving the Syrian revolutionary flag in scenes that recalled the early days of the Arab Spring uprising, before a brutal crackdown and the rise of an insurgency plunged the country into a nearly 14-year civil war.<\/p>\n

Others gleefully ransacked the presidential palace and residence after President Bashar Assad and other top officials vanished, their whereabouts unknown. Russia, a close ally, said Assad left the country after negotiations with rebel groups and had given instructions to transfer power peacefully.<\/p>\n

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Abu Mohammed al-Golani<\/a><\/span>, a former al-Qaida commander who cut ties with the group years ago and says he embraces pluralism and religious tolerance, leads the biggest rebel faction and is poised to chart the country\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The rebels face the daunting task of healing bitter divisions in a country ravaged by war and still split among different armed factions. Turkey-backed opposition fighters are battling U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in the north, and the Islamic State group is still active in some remote areas.<\/p>\n

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Syrian state television broadcast a video statement early Sunday by a group of rebels saying that Assad had been overthrown and all prisoners had been released. They called on people to preserve the institutions of \u201cthe free Syrian state.\u201d The rebels later announced a curfew in Damascus from 4 p.m. to 5 a.m.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The rebels said they freed people held at the notorious Saydnaya prison, where\u00a0rights groups say thousands were tortured and killed<\/a><\/span>. A video circulating online purported to show rebels breaking open cell doors and freeing dozens of female prisoners, many of whom appeared shocked and confused. At least one small child could be seen among them.<\/p>\n

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Rebel commander Anas Salkhadi, who appeared on state TV later in the day, sought to reassure Syria\u2019s religious and ethnic minorities, saying: \u201cSyria is for everyone, no exceptions. Syria is for Druze, Sunnis, Alawites, and all sects.\u201d<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe will not deal with people the way the Assad family did,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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