Israel mounted a series of air strikes in Syria on Sunday, including the capital Damascus, the first since rebels ended Assad’s rule and forced him to flee, a monitoring group reported. Israeli warplanes targeted military depots in the vicinity of a scientific centre near Damascus and an army outpost in the countryside of the capital,…
(Reuters) -Syrians strolled through the palaces of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday following his sudden ouster, wandering from room to room, posing for photographs, and with some taking away items of furniture or ornaments. Video obtained by Reuters showed people entering the Al-Rawda Presidential Palace, as children ran through the grand, formal rooms and men…
Russia claimed on Sunday that Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, whose government was overthrown by rebels after nearly 14 years of a crippling civil war, had resigned from the presidency and left for an undisclosed location. A man walks by a broken portrait of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad as people search for belongings in the…
Hours after Syrian rebels overthrew the Bashar al-Assad government, a purported video showed a group of armed men escorting Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali out of his office and to the Four Seasons hotel. Assad’s whereabouts are unknown; however, some reports suggest he might have boarded a plane to flee the country. People hold Syrian…
China is monitoring developments in Syria closely and hopes the country returns to stability soon, the foreign ministry in Beijing said on Sunday after Syrian rebels declared the end of the Bashar al-Assad regime. “We urge relevant parties in Syria to take firm measures to ensure the safety of Chinese organisations and personnel in Syria,”…
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…