new video loaded: We Investigated Assad’s Fugitive Henchmen Haley Willis and Christiaan Triebert, reporters from the Times’s Visual Investigations team, share findings from their ongoing reporting project on the roles and whereabouts of henchmen for Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian president. These key officials powered Assad’s brutal regime for years. Where are they now? By…
The trip will be Ahmed al-Sharaa’s first official visit to Russia, a longtime ally of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. Published On 14 Oct 202514 Oct 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Russia on Wednesday to meet with President Vladimir Putin, Syria’s state news agency…
Israel has launched a series of intense strikes on Damascus, Syria’s capital, intensifying a campaign it says is in support of an Arab minority group. Syria, on Wednesday, strongly condemned Israeli attacks, denouncing the strikes as a “dangerous escalation.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Israel of pursuing a “deliberate policy” to “inflame tensions, spread…
Just over six months since the downfall of Syria’s long-time leader, Bashar al-Assad, the country’s fragile post-war order is on the brink. The country is deeply divided as it tries to emerge from decades of dictatorship and nearly 14 years of civil war. In recent days, Israel has carried out strikes within Syria amid clashes…
Beijing is likely to step up support for Tehran as it tries to secure its strategic interests in the Middle East, analysts say, amid concerns over how the recent Iran-Israel war will reverberate across the resource-rich region. But one analyst noted it was a balancing act for Beijing to avoid compromising ties with Arab countries…
Syria slammed Israeli attacks as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty after deadly bombardment Tuesday in the country’s south, where Israel’s military said it responded to incoming fire. Syria slams ‘flagrant’ Israeli violation after deadly bombardment The violence near the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights followed Israeli air strikes in central Syria, the…
Eyewitness testimonies and video verified by CNN shows Syrian government loyalists carrying out field executions, with some speaking of “purifying” the country during a, now ended, military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime. CNN’s Paula Hancocks explains what we know. Source link
For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria’s Alawite minority. The coastal city is part of Syria’s Alawite heartland that has been gripped by the fiercest violence since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in…
In one of the deadliest acts of violence in Syria, over a 1,000 people have been killed in clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, reported the Associated Press. Syrian security forces and Assad loyalists clashed leading to more than a 1,000 people dead(Omar Albam/AP) The violence erupted on Thursday, after…
Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met the Chinese ambassador to Damascus in the first public bilateral engagement since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, Syrian state media reported on Friday. China, which backed Assad, saw its embassy in Damascus looted after his fall. Syria’s new Islamist rulers have also installed some foreign fighters including…