Celebrations have erupted in Syria’s capital Damascus after opposition fighters announced on state television that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad had come to an end after 13 years of war. Thousands in cars and on foot congregated at a main square in Damascus on Sunday, chanting “Freedom”. The head of Syria’s main opposition…
Dec 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST Donald Trump has broken his silence after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country by plane. Donald Trump has broken his silence after Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country by plane. Al-Assad fled to an unknown destination as rebel troops stormed into the capital city of Damascus. Thousands of…
The Middle East has changed dramatically in just eight days. Whether the regime of Syria’s leader Bashar al-Assad is finished or just seriously wounded, he is now a leader with little authority. A rebel army has been able to take swathes of the country, storming into Damascus and tearing down a picture of Hafez al-Assad,…
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus for an unknown destination as rebels announced that they were entering the capital, according to reports. The President boarded a plane and left for an unknown destination, two senior army officers told news agency Reuters. AFP reported citing a war monitor that the Army and security forces had…
Dec 07, 2024 12:20 PM IST Syria conflict updates: Government forces have lost Daraa’s control, in another blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key cities. Syria conflict updates: Syrian rebels have taken control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, marking a dramatic turn in the…
The Chinese embassy in Syria urged its citizens to leave the Middle Eastern nation “as soon as possible” as the country’s decade-long civil war reignited and anti-government militants captured more cities. “At present, the war in northwestern Syria is growing tense, and the security situation in Syria is further deteriorating,” the embassy said in a…
Overall, the front lines of Syria’s civil war have been stagnant since 2020, although there have been fierce episodic clashes. For the past four years, Assad has controlled much of the country and its largest cities; a Turkey-tolerated, HTS-led alliance of mostly Islamist rebels have remained squeezed in an enclave in Idlib and parts of…
In a stunning offensive that appeared to catch the regime of Bashar al-Assad off guard, opposition forces took over much of the Syrian city of Aleppo last week, and began moving on the city of Hama, another major urban center. Despite pledges on Monday from the governments of Russia and Iran that they would increase…
Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for the director of national intelligence, has previously said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “is not the enemy of the United States,” which may give a glimpse into how she will handle issues in Syria if she’s confirmed by the U.S. Senate as insurgents seized the Middle…
Military says dozens of soldiers killed in attacks in northwest and it was regrouping to launch a ‘counterattack’. Syria’s military has announced a “temporary troop withdrawal” in the northwestern city of Aleppo, where rebel groups launched a surprise offensive on government-held positions for the first time in years. The military said on Saturday that dozens…