{"id":1043,"date":"2024-12-08T18:45:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-08T18:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/syrians-celebrate-assads-downfall-in-central-athens\/"},"modified":"2024-12-08T18:45:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T18:45:17","slug":"syrians-celebrate-assads-downfall-in-central-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/08\/syrians-celebrate-assads-downfall-in-central-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Syrians celebrate Assad\u2019s downfall in central Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1255752\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Syrians-320x200.png?v=1733677769\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Syrians.png?v=1733677769\" alt=\"Syrians celebrate Assad\u2019s downfall in central Athens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Syrians-960x600.png?v=1733677774\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Loukas Velidakis]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Hundreds of Syrians _ mostly men and a few veiled women _ living in Athens converged on Syntagma Square early Sunday afternoon to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering took place while thousands of people who took advantage of shops being open on Sunday thronged the square.<\/p>\n<p>The Syrians were waving flags carrying the colors of the rebels, along with a few Palestinian flags, and shouted slogans. Some flag-festooned cars were making the rounds, honking.<\/p>\n<p>This is a day of joy and liberation, a Syrian who has been living in Athens over the past ten years told Kathimerini.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1255752\/syrians-celebrate-assads-downfall-in-central-athens\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Loukas Velidakis] Hundreds of Syrians _ mostly men and a few veiled women _ living in Athens converged on Syntagma Square early Sunday afternoon to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad. The gathering took place while thousands of people who took advantage of shops being open on Sunday thronged the square. 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