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DAMASCUS: The jihadist rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. But after 14 years of civil war, putting that ideal into practice will not be easy. For Syria’s Kurdish minority, America’s closest ally in the country, the struggle for a new order is entering a potentially…
Syria’s rebel leader vowed not to pardon officials involved in torture, as families sought missing detainees after mass releases“We will not pardon those involved in torturing detainees,” Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani saidAl-Jolani also urged “countries to hand over any of those criminals who may have fled so they can be…
A signed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, dated 2002, was among the treasures inside Bashar al-Assad’s New Shaab Palace in Damascus, now overrun by rebel forces. The portrait, a relic of the Syrian president’s diplomatic visit to Buckingham Palace with his British-born wife Asma, was discovered in a room stuffed with prized…
Damascus has fallen. Once again. One of the oldest cities in the world has fallen. To rise again from its rubble, heralding a new order. In its rise and fall, Damascus has lessons for all civilisations, all rebels, and all regimes. It was in July 2012 that rebels penetrated Damascus, hitherto considered inviolable. Both the…
Israel has intensified its military operations in Syria, carrying out over 350 airstrikes in the past 48 hours and advancing into a buffer zone, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Israeli officials confirmed Tuesday. The strikes targeted strategic weapon stockpiles, air defense systems, military airfields, and missile depots across Damascus and other cities. This…
At least 75 Indians have been evacuated from war-torn Syria where the rebels have toppled the Bashar al-Assad government and are set to form a government on their own. The Indian nationals have safely crossed to Lebanon and will return by commercial flights to India, the External Affairs Ministry said late last night. The ministry…
At least 75 Indians have been evacuated from war-torn Syria where the rebels have toppled the Bashar al-Assad government and are set to form a government on their own. The Indian nationals have safely crossed to Lebanon and will return by commercial flights to India, the External Affairs Ministry said late last night. There have…
DAMASCUS: Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defence minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syria’s navy. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad….
New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated 75 Indian nationals from Syria, two days after rebel forces overthrew President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian government. The evacuation, coordinated by the embassies of India in Damascus and Beirut, was put into effect following an assessment of the security situation, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. “The Government of…
The criminal trial in the case of The State of Israel versus Benjamin Netanyahu has finally begun. Israel’s Prime Minister has taken the witness stand inside the Tel Aviv District Court for historic testimony in his ongoing corruption trial. Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, the man of mystery, is no longer just a name whispered among terrorists…