Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Israel launched more than 100 airstrikes on military sites in Syria on Monday, targeting facilities and assets linked to the former Assad regime. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, these strikes included attacks on the Barzah scientific research centre near Damascus, which Western countries suspect of ties to…
Image used for representative purposes TOI correspondent from London: The UK government indicated on Monday that it could consider lifting the ban on Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which has toppled the Assad regime in Syria, if the group delivers on its promises like protecting the minorities and people’s rights.HTS has been proscribed…
Syrian rebel forces have reached Damascus as the capital city’s defence forces collapsed and intense gunfire sounds were heard as reported by multiple residents of the city. This comes after the rebels captured Homs and Aleppo posing a threat to the 24-year-old rule of President Bashar Assad.“Militarily, Damascus has fallen,” a source familiar with the…
The recent seize of two major Syrian cities by Islamist rebels — Aleppo and Hama — finds its origins in the pages of history marred by bloodshed, rebellion and civil wars.Syria’s nearly 14-year-long civil war has left over half-a-million dead since 2011 and millions misplaced.Syrian rebels on Thursday stormed the city of Hama as government…
