00:00Celebrations erupted in the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday morning after rebels announced
00:07they had seized full control of the city.
00:10Citizens expressed joy and relief, with some burning photos and ululating in happiness.
00:15Our happiness is great, it is not measured in time, thank God we have no losses, no one
00:25has come close to anyone, no one has hurt anyone, we are just happy with the victory.
00:28We are happy for the prisoners who have spent all their lives in prison.
00:32May God protect them and may God give them victory.
00:34And congratulations on the victory for all Syrians.
00:36I feel like Babi Nusseif.
00:37I haven't seen my daughter in eight years.
00:39I hope I will see her today.
00:41I have no one but her in eight years.
00:44I don't know what to say, I can't find the words to describe it.
00:47Thank God, the morning of freedom is unlike any other morning.
00:50God bless the youth.
00:53Syrian rebels announced on state television on Sunday that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad,
00:59ending a 50-year family dynasty in a swift offensive.
01:03The army command informed officers that Assad's regime had collapsed,
01:07signaling a potential new wave of instability in the war-torn Middle East.
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