Satellite imagery shows crowds around Aleppo's Martyrs Memorial and Citadel following the rebels' overthrow of the regime, including before-and-after views of an equestrian statue of Bassel al-Assad.
Russia was a key ally of Assad's regime - the former president and his family will now reportedly get asylum there.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century.