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A week after Bashar Al Assad fled Syria, bringing down the curtain on a 54-year family dynasty, the extent to which his regime's oppressive rule used brutality quickly emerged. From Aleppo in the north, Homs and Hama in the centre and the capital Damascus farther south, the gates of the regime's notorious prisons have been flung open, allowing tens of thousands of inmates to walk free after languishing there for years, maybe decades, enduring torture and without legal representation or basic care.

Inside Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s trashed private residence as rebel forces take control -

Syrians celebrate with fireworks in Damascus following Bashar Assad's rule end. Syrians were in a festive mood after rebels took control of the capital and forced Syrian dicator Bashar Al Assad to flee the country.