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Celebratory gunfire began to erupt and crowds began to fill the streets as soon as the army announced the last rebels had left east Aleppo.
The western side of the city had been under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s forces throughout the conflict, and also suffered heavy shelling and loss of life.
“We’ve been waiting five years for this. We have suffered, what with the rebels, the water shortages and the power cuts,” said Rana al-Salem, 29, as tears welled in her eyes and noise rose to a crescendo in the background.
Cars crawled along, their drivers sounding their horns, and in city squares, children had the colours of the Syrian flag painted on their cheeks.Some carried portraits of Assad or the flags of Syria and Russia, whose air raids against the rebels were a turning point.
“Our joy is immense. Life returned to Aleppo today,” said lawyer Omar Halli, who predicted “victory over all of Syria”.
“God, Syria, Bashar are all we need,” “Hey, hey, hey, Aleppo,” “With our soul, our blood, we sacrifice ourselves for Syria!,” some chanted.ome took selfies in the middle of the crowd, and others let off fireworks.
“My mother swore that I would only get married in our house, in the Old City,” a 26-year-old man who gave his name as Assaad, told AFP.”I am going to go back to our house and build another floor on it, and I’ll be living
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