King Charles will travel to Auschwitz later this month to attend an event marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp.

Ms Qasawaad said that after the fall of Assad's rule and the liberation of prisoners, her family is feeling "a mixture between laughter and tears".

Ahead of last Wednesday's general election there had been some speculation that it would suffer the fate of other liberation parties in the region.

“We’re shaking this government. The rallies will go on for as long as needed. We have no other option. It’s a liberation fight. We know who we’re fighting with, and that’s Russia.”

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