File photo: Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa (Picture credit: AP) Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, emerged as Syria’s interim president on Wednesday, after leading the offensive that toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government a few months ago. Once a shadowy jihadist with ties to al-Qaeda, al-Sharaa has undergone a striking transformation, presenting himself as…
FILE – Syria’s de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead of his meeting with Walid Ellafi, Libyan minister of state for communication and political affairs, in Damascus, Dec. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy, File) DAMASCUS: The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month…
NEW DELHI: Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday said that he did not want to leave Syria and rather wanted to continue fighting the rebels.“I did not leave the country as part of a plan as it was reported earlier,” Assad said in a statement on his Facebook pageHe in his first address after…
US secretary of state Antony Blinken confirmed on Saturday that American officials have been in direct communication with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Syrian rebel group designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the US since 2018.“We’ve been in contact with HTS and with other parties,” Blinken told reporters. HTS recently led a coalition of…
The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s father Hafez was set ablaze in Qardaha, according to a report from the news agency AFP. The footage captured the scene showing armed rebels and civilians observing the burning structure.The Syrian observatory for human rights confirmed to AFP that rebels torched the mausoleum, situated in Latakia province,…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday said that Syria’s Assad regime was toppled by the US, Israel, and one of Syria’s neighbors that he did not name. He also said that Iran has evidence to back his claim. The Syrian rebels seized control of Damascus on Sunday bringing end to the Bashar al-Assad…
The downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad after the Syrian rebels took over the capital city of Damascus was already inked on a wall in 2011 by 14-year-old Mouawiya Syasneh’s graffiti which said: “Ejak el door, ya doctor” (It’s your turn, Doctor).“If we had known what would happen, we’d never have written that graffiti,” said…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Israeli forces had taken control of a buffer zone in the Golan Heights, which had been established by a 1974 ceasefire agreement with Syria. This followed a rapid rebel advance that led to the end of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Netanyahu said that the long-standing…
Damascus is no longer under the control of Bashar al-Assad, as rebels staged a sudden advance and seized the Syrian capital, marking the end of Assad’s 24-year reign. Early Sunday, two senior army officers reported that Assad boarded a plane from Damascus, heading to an undisclosed location, fueling speculation about his fate.The fall of DamascusThe…
Syrian opposition fighters manoeuvre using armoured vehicles seized from the Syrian army in the town of Maarat al-Numan, south of Idlib, Syria, Tuesday December 3, 2024.(AP) Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday after a swift advance through northern Syria, marking a significant gain for the insurgents and posing a challenge to President…
