Thousands of jubilant Syrians gathered outside a landmark mosque in the capital Damascus to celebrate during the first Friday prayers since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad.More than half a century of brutal rule by the al-Assad clan came to a sudden end on Sunday, after a lightning opposition offensive swept across the country and took the capital.Ousted president Bashar al-Assad fled Syria, closing an era in which suspected dissidents were jailed or killed, and capping nearly 14 years of war that killed more than 500,000 people and displaced millions.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, head of the Military Operations Administration which spearheaded the offensive, called on Syrians “to go to the streets to express their joy” on Friday to mark “the victory of the blessed revolution.”Interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir addressed a large congregation at Damascus’s landmark Umayyad Mosque on the Muslim