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December 10, 2024 11:06 AM

Syria’s rebels work to form government, restore order after Assad ouster

The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous on Tuesday about what comes next as the rebel alliance took its first steps in a government transition. The United Nations Securit...

December 10, 2024 11:07 AM

Assad’s fall brings ‘the moment’ to rid Syria of chemical weapons

The downfall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, found to have used chemical weapons against his own people on multiple occasions during the civil war, creates an opportunity to rid the country of banned munitions, diplomatic sources said on Monday. The Org...

December 9, 2024 7:45 PM

Assad’s exit shatters Iran’s influence but risks Islamists’ rise in Syria

The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran's network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and...

December 9, 2024 7:21 PM

Russian exporters won’t stop supplying wheat to Syria unilaterally

Russian grain exporters do not plan to unilaterally stop supplying wheat to Syria amid political turmoil there, Eduard Zernin, head of the Russian Grain Producers and Exporters Union, said on Monday Russia is a major supplier of wheat to Syria, wher...

December 9, 2024 2:49 PM

India calls for ‘peaceful and inclusive Syrian-led political process’ after fall of al-Assad regime

India on Monday urged all parties in Syria to prioritize the unity and integrity of the nation following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad's government. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a statement stressing the need for a peaceful resolu...

December 9, 2024 9:59 AM

Former al Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Syria’s Assad

As the commander of al Qaeda's franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting to topple Bashar al-Assad. Today, he is the m...

December 9, 2024 10:54 AM

With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

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 adva...

December 6, 2024 3:18 PM

Turkey, Iran and Russia to meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss Syria, Turkish source says

The foreign ministers of Turkey, Iran, and Russia will meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss a lightning rebel advance in Syria, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Friday. Syrian rebels have made their biggest battlefield gains since the civil war be...

December 6, 2024 1:16 PM

Syrian rebels advance toward Homs, Claim Aleppo to present alternative to Assad

A week after Islamist rebels seized Syria's second-largest city, in a surprise advance deep into government-held territory, Aleppo is slowly coming back to life. A night-time curfew has lifted. Bread has returned to bakery shelves. Traffic police wa...

December 2, 2024 10:44 AM

At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territory

At least 25 people were killed in northwestern Syria in air strikes carried out by the Syrian government and Russia, the Syrian opposition-run rescue service known as the White Helmets said early on Monday. Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-h...