Syria marks 1 year after Assad, but struggles to heal

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Syria marks a year since Assad fled, but struggles to heal December 8, 20254:21 PM ET

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Army helicopters fly overhead during a parade by the new Syrian army marking the first anniversary of the ousting of the Bashar Assad regime in Damascus, Syria, Monday. Ghaith Alsayed/AP hide caption

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HOMS, Syria — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the capital threw open its doors to release the prisoners.

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Syria marks one year since the fall of the Assad regime

Syria marks one year since the fall of the Assad regime

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