Syrians mark revolution anniversary with roses, songs and tight security

Syrians mark revolution anniversary with roses, songs and tight security

Syrian flags and revolutionary songs fill the streets on a day of celebrating hope and sacrifice.

In a display of joy for Syrians, Syrian Air Force helicopters dropped flowers on the crowds of Syrians gathered in Umayyad Square in the Syrian capital, Damascus, to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Syrian revolution.

Flowers and new faces: Damascus marks revolution anniversary for the first time

DAMASCUS — Flowers fell from a Syrian army helicopter on Saturday, strewn over Damascus alongside scraps of paper with messages of congratulation as residents of the capital marked the 14th anniversary of the revolution for the first time in Umayyad Square.  “From the barrels of death to the flowers of life…peace soars in the skies of Damascus,” read the message on one slip of paper. “From you, with you, for you…we are the nation’s army,” read a…

SYRIANS MARK REVOLUTION ANNIVERSARY WITH ROSES, SONGS AND TIGHT SECURITY

Sat 15 March 2025: Syrian flags and revolutionary songs fill the streets on a day of celebrating amid tight security. Roses have filled the Syrian capital, Damascus, as people openly celebrated the anniversary of the revolution for the first time in 14 years after the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad late last year. Civilians […]

Syrians mark 14th anniversary of civil war uprising by celebrating the ouster of Bashar Assad - Regional Media News

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Thousands of Syrians poured into the streets and public squares on Saturday to mark the 14th anniversary of the start of the country’s civil war for the first time since Bashar Assad was swept from power. Crowds waved Syrian flags and chanted in celebration of the rebel victory that ended the Assad family’s five-decade rule in rallies in the capital, Damascus, the country’s largest city of Aleppo in the north, and Idlib, w…