Civil defence workers in Syria are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's tens of thousands of political prisoners. Also: More than 150 mostly elderly people are killed by gangs in Haiti.
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This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.
I'm Nick Miles and at 14 hours GMT on Monday 9th December, these are our main stories.
Syrians are celebrating the end of the Assad regime after 54 years,
but there is also great concern about what happens now.
We'll hear from people on the ground and our international editor about what they're expecting.
And civil defence workers are trying to reach underground cells to release some of the nation's tens of thousands of political prisoners.
Also in this podcast,
a new low in Haiti's escalating violence as more
than 180 mostly elderly people are killed by gangs accused of witchcraft
and antisemitism is a major threat.
And antisemitism has been on the rise and we have seen incidents that have.
Been targeted at the Jewish community.
Police in Australia say a fire at a synagogue looks likely to have been an act of terrorism.
We begin this podcast in Syria as the country begins its post Assad future.
Such was the speed with which the regime fell
that diplomats and politicians around the world still trying to work out what will happen next.
In Syria itself, there are many emotions swirling around at the moment,