Russia is withdrawing vessels from its naval base in Syria following the downfall of Bashar al-Assad, it has been reported, amid uncertainty over how Vladimir Putin can maintain his stepping stone in the Mediterranean Sea without a key ally in power. The march of the Syrian rebels led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which…
(Reuters) – Russia transported Bashar al-Assad, who was ousted as Syria’s president by a lightning rebel offensive, very securely to Russia, the country’s deputy foreign minister, Sergei Ryabkov, told NBC News in an interview aired on Tuesday. The Kremlin said on Monday that President Vladimir Putin had made the decision to grant asylum in Russia…
The British wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Asma Assad, has been branded a “sanctioned individual” and is “not welcome here in the UK,” according to Foreign Secretary David Lammy. His comments come amid growing uncertainty about whether the British government will revoke her citizenship. Born in London in 1975 and brought up and…
Breaking down the U.S. military implications of Assad’s fall – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump is now signaling that the U.S. military should not intervene in Syria, posting on social media over the weekend, “this is not our fight.” Charlie D’Agata has more on U.S. interests in Syria, which include hundreds of…
Beirut, Lebanon – Youssef Salah and Mohammad Mahmoud exchanged joyful cheek kisses from their motorbikes in Cola Roundabout, a busy transport hub in Beirut. “Today is the best morning,” the smiling Mahmoud, 20, said. “We feel the biggest joy,” he gestured at Ali al-Abed, 20, who was seated behind him. “We’re from Deir Az Zor,”…
New Delhi: The rebels in Syria fought against the Bashar al-Assad regime for 13 years but failed to dislodge him from power. And then in a lightning offensive that lasted less than 13 days, the five-decade rule of the Assad family was decimated and the President was forced to flee the country. Behind the rebels’…
Longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad now in hiding – CBS New York Watch CBS News Rebel fighters took command and toppled the government in Damascus on Sunday. CBS News New York’s Jenna DeAngelis has the story. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn…
By Maya Gebeily and Timour Azhari DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrians awakened on Monday to a hopeful if uncertain future, after rebels seized the capital Damascus and President Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, ending a 13-year civil war and more than 50 years of his family’s brutal rule. The lightning advance of a militia alliance spearheaded…
The war in Ukraine must end and the shooting stop immediately, said President-elect Donald Trump in a statement Sunday. Trump, in late night social media postings that came following the apparent demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s Russian-backed regime in Syria, said that now is the time for an end to the war in Ukraine. “There…
President Joe Biden issued a warning to the rebel groups that toppled the decades-long Assad regime, insisting the U.S. would help ensure “stability” in the wake of the government’s collapse. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fled the country as rebel forces moved into the capital city Damascus overnight Saturday, with reports that he found safe haven…