Damascus, Syria - Recent With the year 2025 just around the corner, a teacher from Syria's capital of Damascus hopes that Syrians can rebuild their homes in the new year and have a peaceful future. The situation in Syria underwent dramatic and astonishing changes in early December as opposition forces entered Damascus and took over state television channels to announce what they described as the fall of Damascus and the end of President Bashar al-Assad's government. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 1.1 million Syrian civilians were displaced because of the hostilities erupted in the country in late November and early December. Huzaifa Hamoud is a teacher and s media activist from Damascus. He hopes the country will be rebuilt with the joint efforts of its people. The newly-formed Syrian transitional government has vowed to pivot to state-building to ensure lasting peace in the country. Shotlist: Damascus, Syria - Recent: Damascus, Syria - Dec 6, 2024 1. Aerial shots of cityscape; Damascus, Syria - Dec 22, 2024 2. Various of traffic, vendors in food market, pedestrians; Damascus, Syria - Recent 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Huzaifa Hamoud, teacher and media activist: "We hope that we can build our country again and find a peaceful future for everyone. Syria now is going to be much more greater than before, because all the Syrians are working together and going to achieve the things that haven't been achieved. The new year, the new dreams here are more greater than before. All the Syrians are approximately one hand trying to do the best thing to build this country."; Damascus, Syria - Dec 8, 2024 4. Various of footage showing Syrian rebels entering Damascus, pedestrians, traffic; Homs, Syria - Recent 5. Various of damaged school buildings, displaced people, children running on playground. [Restriction - No Access Chinese Mainland/Orient TV/Syria Alshaab TV/Zanoubia TV/Alhurra TV/ANN TV/Al Jazeera/ Al-Arabiya TV]