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
Uncertainty over future of Syrian camp holding women, children linked to ISIS – CBS News Watch CBS News The al-Hol camp in northeast Syria holds about 6,000 women and children, the family members of Islamic State fighters who were either captured or killed. The camp is guarded by American-backed forces who control about a quarter … 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
Syrians hope to learn fate of lost loved ones after notorious prison liberated – CBS News Watch CBS News Rebels liberated Syria’s notorious Sednaya prison last week. Now, many have come looking for family members in a place where thousands have disappeared over the years. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
“Wir schaffen das!” or “We can do it!” said former German Chancellor Angela Merkel nine years ago, when she proclaimed that Germany and Europe had the capacity to grant asylum to people seeking refuge. Back then, her words offered hope to hundreds of thousands of Syrian people who were fleeing the country’s now-13-year-long civil war, … Read more
NewsFeed Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar’s live report from Damascus was nearly drowned out by celebratory gunfire following the toppling of the Assad regime in Syria. Published On 9 Dec 20249 Dec 2024
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
NewsFeed Syrians celebrating in Latakia were filmed riding around on a toppled statue of former president Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, as it was dragged through the streets. Published On 8 Dec 20248 Dec 2024