"Finally we can breathe," said Maqsoud, gazing at the spot where the portraits used to sit. The end of 54 years of Assad rule has lifted a weight from us.
Maqsoud explained, "Despite the upheaval in Syria, mail must be delivered. Pensions, packages, letters, all had to be distributed through the 210 offices in our national postal network."
The rebel leader stated that "ministers would be kept in their posts and civilian institutions during a three-month transitional government, led by a new prime minister."
Visitors have started gathering at the Umayyad Mosque, symbolizing the return to a semblance of normalcy in Damascus, as life gradually returns to normal.
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