A father and his sons arrive to celebrate the first anniversary of Syria's Liberation Day in Aleppo. The boys carry Syrian opposition flags as a building scarred by years of war stands in the background. Residents of the city commemorate the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime after nearly 14 years of conflict. Aleppo, Syria.

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Celebrations of the first year without a dictator in Syria

After almost 14 years of the war, the people of Aleppo celebrate freedom in front of the Citadel. Syrians celebrated the first anniversary of Syria's Liberation Day the weekend before its official commemoration on 8 December. The city of 2.5 million broke free from the rule of Bashar al-Assad at the end of November 2024.

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Dorota Holubová

professional photographer, freelance

Dorota Holubová is freelance photographer from Bratislava and she is an official member of the international network for professional photographers Women Photograph. She studied photography at the Institute of Creative Photography of the University of Silesia in Opava. She worked for Voxpot, Reuters, Sipa Press, ČTK, GUP, MONO, VICE, The Globe and Mail, Der Spiegel, Denník N, SME and Forbes.