BBC on the ground as people return to southern Lebanon

Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.

Orla Guerin visits Al-Sina prison in north-eastern Syria, where many suspected fighters have been held for years.

The BBC's Lina Sinjab says there is a joyous mood in the Syrian capital, as people mark the end of the Assad regime.

Lina Sinjab in Damascus says people find it hard to believe that 54 years of the Assad dynasty have ended.

The video, authenticated by AP news, purports to show rebels freeing dozens of inmates.

A Syrian herself, Lina Sinjab says this is the first time she's entered the country "without fear of detention".

BBC Middle East correspondent Lina Sinjab describes chaotic scenes in the Syrian capital.

Rebel fighters and members of the public have gathered in Damascus to celebrate the end of President Assad's regime.

Syrians enter an Assad residence in the capital city after the fall of the president.

After years in power, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad was toppled with surprising speed.

The BBC's Barbara Plett-Usher says everyone in the Syrian capital is "waiting to see what will happen next".

Protesters tear down a statue of President Bashar al- Assad's father, the former president Hafez al-Assad, in a suburb of Damascus.

Rebels say they have taken full control of a second major city, after the military withdrew its troops.

The footage, which has muted sound, was filmed by Turkish journalist Ibrahim Bozan on 30 November 2024.

Rear Adm Daniel Hagari says the strikes are in response to Iran "relentlessly attacking" Israel.

Drivers near the city of Sharjah stopped their cars to watch the spiralling spectacle.

The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.

The BBC's analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at footage said to show Yahya Sinwar's final moments.

Drone footage released by the Israeli military on Thursday is said to show Sinwar in the moments before he was killed.

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.