Syria’s ousted President Bashar al-Assad and his family have arrived in Russia after being granted asylum by Russian authorities, Russian news agencies reported, citing a Kremlin source. Russia has granted…
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Syria: Opposition fighters declare Damascus ‘liberated’ and al-Assad ousted
Syria opposition forces have declared that the 24-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad has come to an end, hours after fighters entered the capital, Damascus, following a lightning advance across the country.…
Syria: Opposition fighters take capital, Damascus
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is said to have fled Damascus to an unknown destination as opposition fighters entered the capital and people poured out onto the streets and public squares…
Syria: Thousands flee city Homs as rebels advance further
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing Syria’s third-largest city Homs in fear that Islamist-led rebels will continue to advance towards the capital, Damascus. The rebels seized Hama to the north…
Syria: Hezbollah backs President al-Assad as opposition forces intensify offensive
Hezbollah’s secretary-general Naim Qassem has pledged the Lebanese group will stand by the Syrian government amid an advance by “terrorist groups” trying to sow chaos in the country. “They will…