Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hailed the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's government as "a victory for humanity."

"Humanity won, compassion won, solidarity won, generosity won," Erdoğan said at an event in Ankara on Dec. 11, following the regime's collapse this weekend.

People gather to celebrate the Syrian government fall, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.

President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as armed opposition forces swept into Damascus, triggering celebrations across the country and beyond at the end of his oppressive rule.

A few days before his 59th birthday (on December 11), Bashar al-Assad is reported missing.

Syrian authorities have released two prominent members of the domestic opposition who were arrested on Dec. 30 as they travelled to Riyadh to meet other regime opponents, their party said.

Vatan Party (VP) Chairman Do?u Perinçek and a Turkish delegation accompanying him has met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus.