00:00Syria's new administration has taken over the country's main international airport after
00:07security forces of the deposed Bashar al-Assad government and staff withdrew, grounding flights
00:14and stranding passengers.
00:16The airport has not been functional since.
00:20Now, security members of the rebel alliance in control of Syria have taken over Damascus
00:26International Airport, hoping to restore security, a sense of confidence and the legitimacy
00:32needed to restart flights out of the capital.
00:36Elsewhere, life slowly began returning to normalcy in Damascus, with some shops reopening
00:44and people strolling through markets.
00:47Banks and government institutions had also reopened.
00:50In public squares, some people were still celebrating.
00:55Meanwhile, thousands of displaced Syrians are returning home from neighbouring countries,
01:00as Syria's head of transitional cabinet Mohammed al-Bashir called on those abroad to return.
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