With Assad gone, Middle East battle lines are redrawnIt took just 11 days for Syrian rebels to force Bashar al-Assad to flee the country and impose a new revision of the strategic map in the M...
09 Dec, 2024, 07.33 AM IST
Damascus falls, rebels rise: Who are they and what’s their plan?Syria Civil War: Syria’s prolonged civil war has escalated dramatically as opposition forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Tur...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.35 PM IST
Damascus embassy of Assad ally Iran vandalisedIran's embassy in Syria was attacked and ransacked after rebels declared the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Looters stole items, and images of Ir...
08 Dec, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Syrian crisis timeline: Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and divisionSyria's nearly 14-year civil war ended with the unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Sparked by 2011 protests, the conflict esc...
08 Dec, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Iron-fisted Assad never quelled the Syrian rebels who came back to topple himSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule ended as he fled Damascus amidst a swift rebel advance. Rebels declared the capital free, m...
08 Dec, 2024, 11.37 AM IST
Syria's President Assad goes missing as the country grapples with another deadly conflictRebel forces advance on Damascus amid swirling questions about Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's whereabouts. Unverified reports suggest A...
08 Dec, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Syria's Assad: The president who led a bloody crackdownSyrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the country amidst a swift rebel advance into Damascus. The rebel offensive, launched ...
08 Dec, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
Iron-fisted Assad under threat as Syrian rebels draw closerSyrian President Bashar al-Assad faced a major challenge to his family's 50-year rule. Rebels advanced despite Russian and Iranian backing....
07 Dec, 2024, 08.56 PM IST
With Assad challenged, a push to cut Syria's ties to Iran grows more unlikelyIsrael and its allies attempted to exploit Iran's weakened regional network to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad into abandoning hi...
04 Dec, 2024, 06.47 PM IST
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgentsIranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...
02 Dec, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
Who is fighting in Syria and why?Syrian rebels have recaptured Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad. The surprise offensive has reignited the Syrian civil war, leading to ...
02 Dec, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
At least 25 killed as Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syrian rebel territoryAt least 25 people were killed in air strikes in northwestern Syria by the Syrian government and Russia. The attacks targeted the rebel-hel...
02 Dec, 2024, 03.04 PM IST
Why did Syria's civil war reignite?Syrian opposition fighters have made a significant advance in Aleppo, capturing most of the city and controlling wide areas across Hama, Id...
02 Dec, 2024, 06.36 AM IST
Assad's army, Russian forces pound Syria's rebel-held northwest regionRussian and Syrian jets have conducted intensive bombings on the rebel-held city of Idlib, targeting insurgent hideouts while resulting in ...
01 Dec, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Russia is unlikely to use chemical weapons in Ukraine - unless Vladimir Putin grows desperateA chemical weapon can be any chemical that is used to harm people, including to injure or kill them. Many substances have been used as chem...
13 Apr, 2022, 10.56 AM IST
Syria, Russia accuse Israel over air strike, deny chemical attackIsrael, which has struck Syrian army locations many times in the course of the seven-year-old civil war, has neither confirmed nor denied m...
09 Apr, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
US intelligence thinks Bashar al-Assad could use chemicals on a massive scaleUS officials believe the Assad regime has created a new type of chemical bomb filled with chlorine and obtained the chemicals needed to mak...
30 Jun, 2015, 03.07 PM IST