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Hello, I'm Oliver Conway.

We're recording this at 16 Hours GMT on Monday 8th December.

Syria marks the first anniversary of the end of the Assad regime.

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But first, it is a year since a lightning offensive by Islamist-led rebels in Syria ended five decades of brutal rule by the Assad family.

The new authorities have been marking the anniversary with a military parade in the capital Damascus.

A huge crowd gathered in Umayyad Square, waving flags and beating drums.

However, despite that celebration of new freedoms, the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad 12 months ago hasn't brought an end to the challenges facing Syria.

Dr Omar Imadi is at the Centre for Syrian Studies at St Andrews University in Scotland.

Well, Syria's new president, Ahmad Ashara, a former al-Qaeda fighter, has managed to win the support of President Trump, while millions of Syrians have now returned home.

But the country is struggling with the slow pace of reconstruction, according to the outgoing head of the UN's refugee agency.

Filippo Grandi, high commissioner of the UNHCR, says Syria is at risk of going backwards.

He spoke to our chief international correspondent, Lise Doucette, who is in Damascus.