Some Syrians living abroad returning after fall of Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Many Syrians who have been living abroad, some for decades, are returning home after the fall of the Assad regime. But there remain mixed feelings of hope and trepidation for some. Imtiaz Tyab reports. Be the first to know … Read more
Roger Carstens, the Biden administration’s top official for freeing Americans held overseas, on Friday arrived in Damascus, Syria, for a high-risk mission: making the first known face-to-face contact with the caretaker government and asking for help finding missing American journalist Austin Tice. Tice was kidnapped in Syria 12 years ago during the civil war and … Read more
Drug trade in Syria allegedly tied to Assad regime’s financial gains – CBS News Watch CBS News Imtiaz Tyab tours a Syrian facility linked to the production of a street drug popular in the Middle East. The operation allegedly funded the exiled dictator’s regime, adding to the legacy of pain left behind. Be the first … Read more
Damascus — In a remote corner outside Damascus, Syria, a now abandoned potato chip factory reveals one of the many dark but open secrets of the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad. A CBS News team gained access to the site, finding a storeroom lined with hydrochloric acid and acetic acid on an industrial scale, which … Read more
Damascus — A CBS News team drove through a Syrian military airbase on the outskirts of capital city Damascus Monday, and the devastation caused by Israeli air strikes was abundantly clear. Israel has said it’s determined to destroy weapons and other military hardware that ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad and his father spent half of a century … Read more
Concern over Syria’s future despite collapse of Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Most Western nations, including the U.S., have designated Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization. But with the group now having ousted former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the question world leaders have now is should they recognize the group. Imtiaz … Read more
U.N. working to get humanitarian aid into Syria – CBS News Watch CBS News The United Nations is trying to get humanitarian assistance to nearly three million people in need of help in Syria following the fall of former President Bashar al-Assad’s ruthless regime. Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, spoke … Read more
Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said the city and its military airport are fully ‘liberated’. Fighters in Syria who have overthrown former President Bashar al-Assad say they have taken full control of the eastern city of Deir Az Zor, after clashes with Kurdish-led forces who briefly held it after pro-government soldiers fled. Commander Hassan Abdul Ghani, … Read more
Washington, DC – A lightning-quick offensive has seen Syria’s opposition take control of major cities and large swaths of territory, toppling the government of longtime leader President Bashar al-Assad and indelibly altering the war-torn country’s future. The events represent a remarkable reversal of fortunes in Syria and enlivened a multipronged civil war that appeared largely … Read more
Crowds gathered in Damascus on Sunday to celebrate with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after the stunning advance from opposition forces put an end to the Assad family’s 50 years of iron rule but raised questions about the future of the country and the wider region. President Bashar Assad and other officials left Syria, … Read more