Tag: Bashar Assad
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is named country's interim president
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The leader of Syria’s rebels who toppled President Bashar Assad last month was named the country’s interim president on...
Middle East latest: German and French foreign ministers seek 'new beginning' with Syria
The German and French foreign ministers are heading to Damascus to send what the German minister said is a clear signal that a...
Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader on Sunday said that young Syrians will resist the new government emerging after the overthrow of...
Damascus airport reopens with first flight to Aleppo since Assad’s fall
Damascus airport reopened Wednesday for the first time since the fall of the government of Bashar Assad and the first civilian plane took...
A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from...
The US is striking targets across Syria, and it isn't the only one dropping bombs in this uncertain moment
American warplanes pounded Syria with airstrikes as the Assad regime fell on Sunday.They hit dozens of targets in support of the anti-ISIS mission,...