Tag: Damascus
‘You’ll lose’, Russian agents told Assad as they organised his escape
Russia organised for Bashir al-Assad to flee to Moscow via its air base on the Syrian coast as rebels broke into Damascus on...
Israel strikes Syria 480 times and seizes territory as Netanyahu pledges to change face of the Middle East
The collapse of the Assad regime has prompted a punishing military response from Israel, which has launched airstrikes at military targets across Syria...
Newly named Syria PM calls for 'stability and calm'
Syria's new transitional prime minister on Tuesday said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president...
‘They tortured me when I asked to see him’: Horrors of Assad’s ‘slaughterhouse’ jail revealed
Camping in the grounds of Syria’s most notorious “slaughterhouse” prison north of Damascus and scouring the halls of overflowing hospitals and morgues, desperate...
Syria – latest: Russia scrabbles to secure bases after Assad overthrow as Damascus prison tunnels searched
The Assad regime’s brutal half-century-long grip on Syria has come to an end, in a stunning defeat by opposition insurgents who seized control...
Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda...