Trudeau Says Fall of Assad ‘Ends Decades of Brutal Oppression’ for Syria

Opposition fighters celebrate as they burn down a military court in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 8, 2024. (The Canadian Press/AP-Hussein Malla）

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new chapter for Syria can begin that’s free of terrorism and suffering for its people.

In a social media post on X on Sunday, Trudeau said the fall of the Assad dictatorship “ends decades of brutal oppression.”