"Our happiness is immense", Syrian woman says after rebels seize Homs

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Celebrations erupted in the Syrian city of Homs on Sunday (Dec 8) morning after rebels announced they had seized full control of the city.  Syrian rebels announced on state television that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad, ending a 50-year family dynasty in a swift offensive.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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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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