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Celebrations across Syria mark end of Assad rule


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 16:30 AFP — Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

Israel PM says 'central link in Iran's axis of evil' has fallen in Syria


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 15:24 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria was a "historic day in the... Middle East" and the fall of a "central link in Iran's axis of evil".

Celebrations across Syria mark end of Assad rule


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 14:30 AFP — Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad's luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.

Turkey offers to help 'guarantee security' in Syria


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 13:46 AFP — Turkey said on Sunday it wanted to help "guarantee security" in Syria after the fall of president Bashar al-Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels.

Chief of Kurdish-led Syria force hails 'historic' fall of Assad


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 13:32 AFP — The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria hailed "historic" moments on Sunday with the fall of the "authoritarian regime" of Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey says Syria govt 'collapsed', control 'changing hands'


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 12:25 AFP — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday Syria's government had collapsed, after Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus, ousting President Bashar al-Assad after five decades of Baath party rule.

Nations urge stability as Syrian rebels oust Assad


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 11:55 AFP — Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that a UN envoy called "a watershed moment" for the nation marred by civil war.

Rebels hail end of Assad rule in Syria


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 10:26 AFP — Islamist-led rebels took Damascus on Sunday after a lightning offensive, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath party rule in Syria.

Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 07:42 AFP — Islamist-led rebels declared they had taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.

Chief of Kurdish-led Syria force hails 'historic' fall of Assad


Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 06:51 AFP — The commander of Syria's US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which controls swathes of the country's northeast, hailed "historic" moments on Sunday with the fall of the "authoritarian regime" of Bashar al-Assad.