Following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, ordinary Syrians are taking advantage of newfound access to his luxurious villa near Latakia. The once restricted property, filled with gardens and amenities, now sits empty as villagers gather firewood and explore the space. Hanan Sary highlights how locals now benefit from resources, like wood for warmth, that were previously inaccessible. This shift reflects a larger change in Syrian society as people reclaim areas that symbolized the regime's power, revealing the emptiness left behind after Assad's departure.
See our land with all these olives, we could never enter it before, but now we're here.
Inside, the house is now completely empty of furniture.
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