President Joe Biden has said the US will try to bring home one of the longest-held American hostages following the sudden collapse of the Syrian government. Speaking at the White…
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LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
10 December 2024 Red Cross urges Syrians not to exhume their own dead Syrian families whose loved ones disappeared under ousted president Bashar al-Assad should not try to exhume their…
UK: Authorities could remove Syrian rebel group from terror list
The UK government could remove Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham from the list of banned terrorist groups after the rebels led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Cabinet…
Germany: Authorities pause asylum applications for Syrians after al-Assad’s fall
Less than 48 hours after the toppling of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, Germany, home to the largest Syrian population outside the Middle East, says it will freeze asylum processing for Syrian…
Syria: USA fears the vacuum that could replace Assad
The speed and magnitude of Bashar al-Assad’s “historic” downfall has stunned the White House. But President Biden is also taking part of the credit. In his statement, he portrayed the…
Syria: US announces air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria after al-Assad’s fall
The United States says it has carried out dozens of air strikes on ISIL (ISIS) targets in Syria following the stunning collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The US Central Command…
Yemen: Houthis claim attack on central Israel in response to Gaza ‘massacres’
Yemen’s Houthi group says it has carried out a drone attack in central Israel’s Tel Aviv area in “a specific military operation” in support of Palestinians in Gaza. The Houthis…
Syria: World reacts to ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s and capture of Syria’s Damascus
Syrian opposition fighters have declared that the country has been “liberated” after they stormed the capital and announced that President Bashar al-Assad had fled the capital city to an unknown destination. Joyous…
Pakistan: Ex-PM Imran Khan warns of civil disobedience amid legal woes and protests
Less than two weeks after his “final call” protest in Islamabad was forcefully dispersed, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has pledged to continue his fight, threatening to launch a…
LIVE UPDATES: Syria civil war
PIJ: Israel ‘exploiting’ Syria situation to expand occupation The Palestinian Islamic Jihad says Israel’s move to capture the buffer zone in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights was proof of the “expansion…