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.
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.
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.
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.
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Sunday, 8 December, 2024 , 00:26 AFP — The White House said Saturday that US priorities in Syria now are to ensure the country's conflict does not encourage a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group or lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe."
Saturday, 7 December, 2024 , 19:12 AFP — In 10 days, Islamist-led rebels have swiftly advanced from their stronghold in northwestern Syria, seizing dozens of towns and two of the country's largest cities, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power increasingly tenuous.
Saturday, 7 December, 2024 , 17:18 AFP — Syria's embattled government said Saturday it was setting up a ring of steel around Damascus, state media reported, as rebels on a lightning advance said they were bearing down on the city.
Saturday, 7 December, 2024 , 15:42 AFP — Rebels on a lightning advance through Syria said they were nearing Damascus on Saturday, although Bashar al-Assad's government denied that the army had withdrawn from areas around the capital.
Saturday, 7 December, 2024 , 13:39 AFP — More than 13 years since Bashar al-Assad's security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president's grip on power may finally be weakening.
