CNN’s Clarissa Ward reports from Damascus, Syria, on the first Friday after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Thousands gathered in the capital city of Damascus for the first Friday prayer since Assad's fall. More AAREF WATAD/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images Assad's government collapsed last weekend ...
Barely a week after Bashar al-Assad fled the country he destroyed, Syrians welcomed the first Friday prayers. There are many ...
Friday prayers carry significant symbolism as they were a rallying point during the early days of 2011 uprising-turned-civil war.