Damascus is the oldest capital ever, been alive 7000 years, they went through much worst wars, but won at the end, and they gonna win this time as well, coz Assad is nothing when you look to Syria as a civilisation, as a culture, its much bigger than him !
You know that Salah Aldien was born in Syria ? and know that Khalied ben Alwalied was in Syria, you know that 300 of our prophet‘s friends in Syria, you know that almost 20 prophets are buried in Damascuse, you know that Qabeel ( the son of Adam ) is buried in Damascus !! you know that Hercules came into Syrian to fight there and died there !!
so, Assad means nothing to Syria man...