Ankara: Syria's Interior Ministry announced the cancellation of all travel bans issued against citizens by the regime of Bashar al-Assad, totaling more than 5.16 million cases. The announcement was made on Sunday and includes lifted restrictions that encompassed arrest warrants, summonses, notifications, and bans related to evading mandatory and reserve military service.

According to Anadolu Agency, the cancellation of travel bans is part of the sweeping political changes in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime. Assad, who had led Syria for nearly 25 years, fled to Russia on December 8, marking the end of the Baath Party's rule which had been in power since 1963. Ahmed al-Sharaa, who played a key role in leading anti-regime forces, was appointed as president for a transitional period on January 29.