'We toppled one dictator — we can topple any dictator': Syrians can hardly believe this week's events

Amid the joy and uncertainty following the fall of the Assad regime, Razan Ibraheem looks at what lies ahead for the people of Syria

Syrians waving the independence flag adopted by the rebels as they celebrate the fall of Assad last weekend at Umayyad Square in Aleppo, Syria's second city. Picture: Omar Sanadiki/AP

Euphoria. That is the closest word to describe how I feel right now, yet it still falls short of capturing the overwhelming tide of emotions coursing through me.

I am in disbelief, marvelling at the sheer impossibility of what has happened. How could a regime that brutalised Syrians for over 53 years be toppled in just 10 days? And yet, it happened.