Gaza war death toll surpasses 45,000, Assad releases statement
Dec 16, 2024 · The call, made at a press conference in Raqa, comes more than a week after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad after a lightning offensive in which they seized swathes of territory.
Israel is using the same tactics in Gaza that al-Assad employed in ...
Dec 3, 2023 · The al-Assad regime has justified these offensives under the nebulous banner of “countering terrorism”, claiming that 119 healthcare facilities were “taken over by terrorist groups”.
Israel Faces a Reshuffled Strategic Deck in Syria | Opinion
Jan 1, 2025 · For years, officials in Jerusalem had banked on a relatively predictable balance of power with the neighboring regime of Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. Despite Assad's enduring hostility...
Could the Houthis be next? Yemenis reflect on the fall of Syria’s al-Assad
Dec 25, 2024 · Bashar al-Assad’s fall was a blow to Iran and its regional supporters, but anti-Houthi Yemenis see a rare opportunity. Fighters recruited into the Houthi group ride on top of an armoured...
Netanyahu says Assad's fall could strengthen Gaza deal
Dec 9, 2024 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the fall of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime could lead to a hostage swap deal in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East latest: Israel says it killed a militant in Gaza as fragile ...
1 day ago · In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns. ... national army in Syria should be a priority for the country’s rulers — the former insurgents who toppled President Bashar ...
Syria latest: President Assad flees country, people celebrate in ...
Dec 8, 2024 · President Bashar Assad has left the country for an undisclosed location, according to a Syrian opposition war monitor. The report came shortly after insurgents said they had entered Damascus, capping a stunning advance across the country, as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire and explosions.
2024 in review: Middle East faces al-Assad’s fall, Gaza’s endless …
Dec 31, 2024 · 2024 was a year of intense upheaval in the Middle East, marked by Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, the sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, and escalating regional conflicts, including Israel's incursions into Lebanon to …
Updates: Israel’s deadly West Bank attack mirrors ... - Al Jazeera
1 day ago · Houthi fighters parade in Sanaa to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, August 24, 2024 [File: Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] ... year with the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government in ...
Assad social media account says he fled Syria from Russian air …
Dec 17, 2024 · Former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad defended his decision to flee to Moscow amid a rapid rebel advance a little over a week ago, claiming he had intended to stay in his country to fight a...