Military parades and celebrations have been held throughout Syria to mark the primary anniversary of the autumn of Bashar al-Assad, and the tip of a five-decade dynasty of iron-fisted rule.
Assad’s downfall final December got here as a shock as he was overthrown by insurgent forces.
The new interim president and former Jihadi chief Ahmed al-Sharaa now guidelines over a rustic fractured by 13 years of warfare, with ongoing sectarian violence, cities in ruins and a secure future removed from assured.
Still, 1000’s are gathering in Damascus to have a good time a day many Syrians couldn’t think about would come.
For filmmaker and activist Waad al-Kateab, who documented the atrocities beneath siege in Aleppo for this programme and within the Oscar-nominated documentary ‘For Sama’, it’s far more than an anniversary.
Earlier this yr, she returned to Syria alongside together with her husband Hamza, a physician, to search out her nation damaged, however with no less than some hope of therapeutic.
This is the story of their homecoming, filmed by Fadi al Halabi.
A warning, there are some distressing scenes on this report.
Director and Camera: Waad al-Kateab
Camera: Fadi al-Halabi
Camera and Producer: Lizzy Amanpour
Editor: Sophie Larkin-Tanett
