Tag: Syria
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria was a “direct result” of Israel’s...
France welcomes the overthrow of al-Assad in Syria
France has welcomed the end of President Bashar al-Assad's rule in Syria.After 13 years of extremely violent oppression of his own people, he...
The fall of Bashar Assad after 14 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
BEIRUT (AP) — The fall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's government Sunday brought to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold...
Russia ‘will not come to’ Assad’s rescue as it orders citizens to leave Syria
Russia has no plans to rescue Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad from advancing rebel forces, according to reports.Bloomberg News quoted a source close to...
Syria is Russia’s southern flank – and it is fast crumbling
In a bizarre twist of fate, it is possible that the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) may be inadvertently coming to the...
Israeli strike closes off road used to flee Lebanon to Syria, Lebanese transport minister says
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on Friday morning near Lebanon's Masnaa border crossing with Syria cut off a road used by hundreds...