BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- The squares and streets of Damascus and other major cities were crowded Friday with cheering Syrians, who flocked in large numbers to celebrate the victory of their revolution that led to the ouster of President Bashar Assad after nearly 14 years of a bloody war. Tens of thousands gathered at the Umayyad Mosque for the first Friday prayers since opposition forces, headed by the Islamist "Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, captured Damascus last Sunday, forcing Assad

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