Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, the first without Bashar Assad in power.

Syrians commemorated the 14th anniversary of their revolution on Saturday for the first time since the fall of Assad's government. Peaceful protests on 15 March 2011 against Bashar al-Assad’s brutal rule marked the start of a mass uprising,

The UN called for peace in Syria as the country prepared to mark 14 years since the uprising against Bashar Al Assad with public gatherings on Saturday. The anniversary is the first since the former president fled the country in December as rebels approached Damascus,