Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power

Syrians commemorated the 14th anniversary of their revolution on Saturday for the first time since the fall of Assad's government. Peaceful protests on 15 March 2011 against Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule marked the start of a mass uprising,

Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising with a public demonstration in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The rally in Damascus's Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad,