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Damascus: In a seismic moment for the Middle East, Islamist rebels in Syria announced President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster on Sunday after seizing control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war. The fall of Bashar al-Assad came as a major blow to…
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New Delhi: The Indian embassy in war-torn Syria’s capital Damascus continues to remain operational and is in touch with all Indian nationals, sources have said. All Indian nationals in Syria are safe and the embassy remains available to help them, sources said. Islamist-led rebels today said they have liberated Syria from the regime of Bashar…
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New Delhi: Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. A video circulating on social media shows rebels roaming inside the presidential palace in the capital Damascus. They were seen smashing Assad’s family portraits in the…
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New Delhi: Syria’s future hinges on uncertainty after the abrupt fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Once thought unassailable, Assad’s rule collapsed under the pressure of a rapid offensive led by a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), formerly known as the Al-Nusra Front affiliated with terror group Al-Qaeda, and allied factions. Bashar al-Assad came…
Moscow: The five decades of Baath rule in Syria ended on Sunday as Islamist-led rebels declared that they had taken Damascus, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing. The lightning offensive left global stakeholders to reckon with the geopolitical impact of Syria’s fall on ongoing conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine war. After President Assad’s alleged departure, Ukraine said…
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Syria: rebels enter Damascus, Assad flees Syria | Video Credit: The Hindu The Syrian government fell early on December 8 in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family. Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus after sweeping through other parts of the country. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has fled the…
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New Delhi: As Syrian President Bashar Al Assad fled the country amid a regime change and rebel forces moved in, statues of his father and former President Hafez Al-Assad in and around the capital were pulled down by protesters welcoming the rebel fighters. More history in the making – Syrians in Jaramana, a SE #Damascus…
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The Bashar al-Assad government has, by all means, fallen in Syria. The Sunni-majority country, rocked by a fierce rebellion against a Shia ruler, now looks ahead for a new start after half a century. Here are 5 big developments in Syria: The Syrian army command has informed its soldiers that the Assad regime has fallen…
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New Delhi: Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said they were nearing the capital Damascus on Saturday, although the Bashar al-Assad government denied the army had withdrawn from areas around the city. The rebels claimed they had encircled the city. Here’s your 10-point cheat sheet to this big story “Our forces have begun the…
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Paris: More than 13 years since Bashar al-Assad’s security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president’s grip on power may finally be weakening. The 59-year-old son and heir of late dictator Hafez al-Assad has faced several setbacks during the long civil war triggered by his brutal crackdown in March 2011, but…
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