Inside the Syrian presidential palace torn apart

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Syrian anti -government forces have taken control of the presidential palace in Damascus after a swift offensive that toppled President Bashar al-Assad's government in less than two weeks, marking a major turning point in the country's decade-long civil war.

Inside the Syrian presidential palace was torn apart ( Video : The Independent).

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The Syrian presidential palace is a complex of six-story buildings located in the wealthy al-Maliki neighborhood of Damascus. It was previously off-limits to ordinary citizens.

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Soon after opposition fighters took control of the presidential palace, people in the Syrian capital poured into the palace. Men, women and children admired the interior of the palace and wandered through its vast gardens.

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Several rooms were ransacked, furniture was in disarray, and several portraits of ousted President Bashar al-Assad were found lying on the floor.

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Some people were seen collecting valuables inside the mansion. Many people confided that they no longer feel scared even when entering this building.

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While some rooms inside the mansion were in disarray, one room was burned down, covered in black smoke.

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Umm Nader, 35, and her husband from a nearby district also visited the compound, which they described as now a “museum”. Nader said the previous owners had left without turning off the heating and electricity, “while our children are getting sick from the cold”. Daily power cuts lasting hours have become a fact of life in Syria, which is reeling from successive economic crises after more than a decade of civil war and hit by Western sanctions.

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