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Burning Christmas Tree Images & Protests In Syria End Year On Sour Note
A burning Christmas tree in Syria led to protests in Damascus two weeks after HTS overthrew the Assad regime.
A tumultuous year for Syria ended on a sour note with protests after images and videos circulated of the burning of a Christmas tree in a Christian-majority town near Damascus. News of the burning Christmas tree generated headlines around the world as the Islamist faction that toppled ex-President Bashar al-Assad aims to restore peace in the nation. The BBC reported that Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that toppled the despotic al-Assad earlier this month, has said the men responsible for the arson were foreign fighters and have been detained while the tree will be swiftly repaired in a bid for calm.
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