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…
DAMASCUS (AP) — At Damascus’ international airport, the new head of security — one of the rebels who marched across Syria to the capital — arrived with his team. The few maintenance workers who showed up for work huddled around Maj Hamza al-Ahmed, eager to learn what will happen next. They quickly unloaded all the…
In the final, chaotic hours before rebel forces stormed Damascus and ended Bashar al-Assad‘s iron-fisted rule, the Syrian president had already fled the country. His departure, shrouded in secrecy, marked the abrupt collapse of his 24-year regime and his family’s 50-year hold over Syria. As the clock ticked towards Sunday morning, Assad had already abandoned…
new video loaded: Searching for Syria’s Disappeared transcript Back transcript Searching for Syria’s Disappeared Taher al-Zain’s father disappeared 12 years ago at the height of Bashar Al-Assad’s regime. Now, like thousands of other Syrians, he is trying to find clues about what happened, and whether or not he may still be alive. Taher al-Zain has…
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…
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,…
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,”…
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…
Russia’s embassy in Egypt was among the first to give an official response to the rebel advance on the Syrian capital, saying Damascus had “been captured by terrorists, who are backed by external forces led by the United States.” The U.S. has said it had nothing to do with the rebel offensive. “They stubbornly want…