Syrian mass graves expose “machinery of death” under Assad, top prosecutor says
Qutayfah, Syria Reuters An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad in which he estimated more than 100,000 people were tortured and murdered since 2013. A drone view shows the site of a mass […]
Syrian Shi’ites and other minorities flee to Lebanon, fearing Islamist rule
Beirut, Lebanon/Nubl, Syria Reuters Tens of thousands of Syrians, mostly Shi’ite Muslims, have fled to Lebanon since Sunni Muslim Islamists toppled Bashar al-Assad, fearing persecution despite assurances from the new rulers in Damascus that they will be safe, a Lebanese official said. At the border with Lebanon, where thousands of people were trying to leave […]
Syrians head home from Turkey to “a better life” after rebellion
Cilvegozu, Turkey Reuters Syrians lined up at the Turkish border on Wednesday to head home after rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, speaking of their expectations for a better life following what was for many a decade of hardship in Turkey. “We have no one here. We are going back to Latakia, where we have family,” […]
Syria’s Golani vows to punish those responsible for torture under Assad; Pope calls for rebels to stabilise country
Updated: 11:45am (AEDT) Damascus, Syria Reuters The main commander of the fighters who toppled Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that he would dissolve the security forces of the former regime, close its prisons and hunt down anyone involved in the torture or killing of detainees. Syrian rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa – better known as Abu […]
In pictures – Syrians around the world celebrate the ousting of Assad
Reuters Syrians around the world are celebrating following news of the ousting of the Assad regime. Reuters photographers captured some of them… Syrians living in Turkey celebrate with opposition flags after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in front of the Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on 8th December, 2024. PICTURE: […]
Assad’s fall: Iron-fisted ruler never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple him
TOM PERRY, of Reuters, reports on the rise and fall of now deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad…
Assad loyalists shaken by his fall, some relieved by lack of violence
Reuters Confusion and fear have swept through Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and other loyalist communities since his fall, with many questioning how the collapse was so rapid after so many of their members had died to keep him in power. Loyalists spoke with a sense of resignation about the implosion of his 24-year rule and […]
Syrians stroll through Assad’s palaces, take furniture and ornaments
Reuters Syrians strolled through the palaces of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday following his sudden ouster, wandering from room to room, posing for photographs, and with some taking away items of furniture or ornaments. Video obtained by Reuters showed people entering the Al-Rawda Presidential Palace, as children ran through the grand, formal rooms and men […]
Syrian rebels topple Assad who flees to Russia in Mideast shakeup
Updated: 7am, 9th December, 2024 (AEDT) Amman, Jordan/Beirut, Lebanon/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Syrian rebels seized the capital Damascus unopposed on Sunday after a lightning advance that sent President Bashar al-Assad fleeing to Russia after a 13-year civil war and six decades of his family’s autocratic rule. In one of the biggest turning points for the Middle […]
Syrian army quits Homs, cutting Assad off from coast
Amman, Jordan/Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Syrian Government forces abandoned the key city of Homs on Saturday after less than a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule dangling by a thread with insurgents also advancing towards the capital Damascus. Since the rebels’ sweep into Aleppo a week ago, government defences have crumbled at dizzying […]