The Ba'ath regime, which ruled Syria for 61 years, officially came to an end on December 8, following an operation launched by armed opposition groups on November 27. The ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, who also lost the capital Damascus, fled to Russia. DETAIL OF "TURKEY" IN THE SYRIAN FLAG PUBLISHED BY THE NEWSPAPERAs soon as the interim government took over, it published the new Syrian flag. Unlike the old one, the new flag features 3 red stars. The Greek newspaper Kathimerini published a striking drawing related to the new Syrian flag. In the drawing by Greek artist Ilias Makris, it was seen that the Turkish flag was placed inside the red stars on the flag. In statements made by Iran and Russia following the fall of the regime in Syria, they claimed that Turkey was behind the operation. The elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, also emphasized in a recent statement that the revolution in Syria was a success of Turkey and President Erdoğan.
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