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Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces south of Damascus

After the fall of Assad in December, Israel seized the U.N.-patrolled buffer zone on Syrian territory

24 Feb 2025 8:45 AM IST

World

Syrian Intelligence Thwarts Islamic State Attack on Shiite Shrine

Syrian intelligence officials announced Saturday that they had foiled an Islamic State (IS) plan to bomb the Sayyida...

12 Jan 2025 11:27 AM IST

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First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands at...

Damascus: The first international commercial flight since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad landed...

9 Jan 2025 11:32 AM IST

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Manish Tewari | Assad exit new chapter or uncertain tomorrow?

After over five decades of authoritarian rule, the Assad dynasty’s grip on Syria has collapsed in a dramatic turn of...

15 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

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Families Identify Bodies of Detainees Killed Under Assad Regime in...

Damascus: Mohammad Chaeeb softly spoke to a relative on the phone from the morgue in Damascus, his voice laden with...

12 Dec 2024 4:05 PM IST

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Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into...

Damascus: Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country,...

10 Dec 2024 2:42 PM IST

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Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that...

Beirut: Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader whose stunning insurgency toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, ...

9 Dec 2024 12:50 PM IST

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Gaddafi’s 2008 Warning to Arab Leaders Revisited Amidst Political...

At the 2008 Arab League summit in Damascus, Muammar Gaddafi, the then-leader of Libya, issued a stark warning to his...

9 Dec 2024 12:35 PM IST

World

Syrian Govt Collapses, Ending 50-Year Assad Rule

Beirut: The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad...

8 Dec 2024 11:18 AM IST

Middle East

Hezbollah withdraws forces from Homs, Damascus outskirts

BEIRUT: Hezbollah is pulling its forces from the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus and the Homs area, a source...

8 Dec 2024 7:32 AM IST

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Syria: Rebels Seize Homs, Assad Faces Mounting Offensive

BEIRUT: Islamist-led rebels announced Sunday they had captured the strategic city of Homs, on the way towards Damascus...

8 Dec 2024 7:14 AM IST

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Explainer: What is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a rebel group in Syria

In Syria, Rebel fighters, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched a major counteroffensive a few days ago and killed...

5 Dec 2024 5:08 PM IST