The Latest Breaking News from Bashar alAssad

Middle East crisis: Israel issues fresh Gaza evacuation order despite increasing ceasefire hopes – as it happened

Residents in parts of central Gaza told to move towards overcrowded ‘humanitarian zone’ that has already been hit by strikes

The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2024

Assad's Fall Clears Way For Expanded US Strikes On IS Jihadists

Bashar al-Assad's overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses -- but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall.

International Business Times · Dec 17, 2024

‘Ankara is getting what it wants’: how Erdoğan’s balancing act in Syria paid off

Turkey tried to stall the HTS rebels’ offensive but has now become Syria’s ‘gateway to the outside world’

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024

Mass grave found near Syria’s capital could contain thousands of bodies

Burial sites are emerging across Syria after the ousting of al-Assad, accused of widespread extrajudicial killings.

Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2024

France sends diplomats to Syria to make 'initial contact' with new authorities

A French diplomatic mission will travel to the Syrian capital Damascus this Tuesday to reestablish contact after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, acting Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said. Likewise, the US, the UK and other countries are investigating how they might normalise relations with the new regime.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 17, 2024

Syrian HTS leader says rebel factions that overthrew Assad will be ‘disbanded’

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa says fighters will all be ‘subject to the law’ as he emphasises need for unity in post-war Syria

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024

Trump lauds ouster of Syria’s al-Assad as ‘unfriendly takeover’ by Turkiye

US-president-elect gives wide-ranging foreign policy news conference weeks before taking office for second term.

Al Jazeera · Dec 16, 2024

Morning Mail: NSW’s ‘abortion deserts’, more poll woe for Albanese, and a possible Kamala comeback

Only three public hospitals in the state are routinely providing abortions, a new study shows; PM’s disapproval rating at 50%

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2024

Inside the Russian airbase in Syria where troops form fragile truce with rebels they once bombed

HTS fighters guard the gates of Khmeimim airbase as Syrian leaders take a pragmatic approach to relations with foreign powers – including Russia

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2024

A CNN team rescued a ‘prisoner’ from Syrian jail. Now, the outlet admits he was an Assad torturer

After a fact-checking group in Syria concluded that a man found in an abandoned Syrian prison was actually an Assad officer who took part in tortures, CNN said it is now investigating if the prisoner gave them a “false identity”

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2024