Syria Crisis
-
Syria: Will US make tie with designated terror group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham that ends Assad regime?
World | Dec 10, 2024, 08:54 AM ISTSyria crisis: The State Department said the US had arranged with local groups to secure the shuttered US Embassy compound in Damascus, which suspended operations in 2012 and had been until recently under the protection of the Czech Embassy.
-
Syria Crisis: Why India Should Be Concerned About the Fall of Assad in Syria
News | Dec 09, 2024, 11:38 PM ISTIndia is closely watching the situation in Syria as rebel forces claim to have toppled Bashar al-Assad's government. This could affect the relationship between India and Syria, which has been friendly and peaceful for many years. Watch the video to know more.
-
Syrian rebels topple statues as Assad regime collapses | IN PICS
World | Dec 09, 2024, 02:21 PM ISTSyrian rebels declared the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime after toppling statues of his father, Hafez al-Assad, across Syria. Amid celebrations in Damascus, Hama, and Latakia, they announced Assad’s escape and the release of political prisoners, marking end of five decades of Assad family rule.
-
Syria President Assad, his family arrive in Moscow after Russia grants them asylum: Reports
World | Dec 09, 2024, 06:13 AM ISTSyria crisis: The situation in Syria has escalated significantly as Islamist-led rebels have claimed to have ousted President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, marking a dramatic shift in the capital.
-
Indian nationals in war-torn Syria safe, embassy operational in Damascus: Sources
World | Dec 08, 2024, 11:53 PM ISTThe Indian Embassy in Damascus remains operational, ensuring the safety of Indian nationals amid escalating violence in Syria, while the government urges citizens to leave the country if possible.
-
Syria crisis: Assad left country, gave orders to transfer power peacefully, claims Russia
World | Dec 08, 2024, 07:30 PM ISTSyria crisis: Apart from Iran, Russia was a key international protector for the Assad regime as it helped Assad during the civil war. However, the protracted Russia-Ukraine war and Israel-Hezbollah strikes have significantly weakened their capabilities.
-
Syria crisis: President Bashar al-Assad’s rule ends as rebels storm Damascus, people celebrate
World | Dec 08, 2024, 06:35 PM ISTPresident Bashar al-Assad's 50-year rule over Syria ends as rebels storm Damascus, prompting widespread celebrations and uncertainty about the country's future.
-
Syria Crisis: Why Damascus faces new threats after prolonged stalemate? | EXPLAINED
Explainers | Dec 07, 2024, 04:59 PM ISTRebels have launched a sudden and strategic offensive against Assad’s regime, targeting Damascus and exploiting external pressures and internal weaknesses amid renewed civil war escalations.
-
Foreign troops entering country would return 'in coffins': Syria
World | Feb 06, 2016, 11:28 PM ISTDamascus: In a strongly worded warning directed at Saudi Arabia or other foreign troops entering the country, Syria's foreign minister said today that they would "return home in wooden coffins". The minister further asserted that
-
'Russia, US agree to cooperate in solving Syria crisis'
World | Sep 30, 2015, 12:25 PM ISTMoscow: Russia and the US agreed to continue cooperation in spite of differences in settling Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said."(Monday's meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack
-
War of words between Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin over Syrian crisis
World | Sep 29, 2015, 12:01 AM ISTUnited Nations: US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed on Monday over their competing visions for Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it
-
Barack Obama: US willing to work with Russia, Iran on Syria crisis
World | Sep 28, 2015, 10:29 PM ISTUnited Nations: Straining for a solution to Syria's civil war, President Barack Obama on Monday said the United States is willing to work with Russia, as well as Iran to achieve a "managed transition" to
-
Villain of the year 2014: Meet Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
World | Dec 31, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Villain of the Year 2014 tag definitely goes to Islamic State supremo 43-year-old Iraqi-born Ibrahim Awad al-Badri, also known as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.In six months, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi turned his little-known militia
-
President Bashar Assad's Syria truncated, battered, but defiant
World | Nov 02, 2014, 09:25 PM ISTTartous, Syria: Syrian businessmen start from scratch after their shops and factories were destroyed. Families who lost their homes struggle to rent new dwellings and make ends meet. Along highways stretching through government-controlled areas are
-
Cameron condemns Briton's beheading by IS as 'pure evil'
World | Sep 14, 2014, 04:25 PM ISTLondon: The beheading of a British aid worker by the dreaded Islamic State (IS) terror group was described today by British Prime Minister David Cameron as an act of “pure evil” as he vowed to
-
Another US journalist beheaded? ISIS posts a video of Steven Sotloff
World | Sep 03, 2014, 10:00 AM ISTBeirut: A chilling video of beheading of another American journalist, Steven Sotloff, was Tuesday posted on social media by Syria and Iraq-based terrorist group, Islamic State (IS).American officials said the authenticity of the video is
-
Battling terrorism major challenge for Syria: President
World | Sep 01, 2014, 08:41 AM ISTDamascus: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday said that battling terrorism was a major challenge for the new government.Assad made the remarks during the inauguration ceremony of the newly-formed government on Sunday, in which the
-
42 children dead in Syrian air strikes
World | Sep 01, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTCairo: At least 42 children have been killed in 'barrel bomb' explosions in Syria over the past 36 hours, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.Syrian air crafts have dropped dozens of 'barrel
-
How James Foley yearned for freedom, slain journo's last letter reveals captive emotions
World | Aug 25, 2014, 09:04 PM ISTEvaston: The parents of slain journalist and New Hampshire native James Foley have released a letter they say their son wrote during his time in captivity.Foley was kidnapped in 2012 while covering the Syrian uprising.
-
Islamic State biggest threat to Journalists: Scribe panel
World | Aug 21, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTCairo: Following the beheading of US reporter James Foley, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has warned that the Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist organisation operating in Syria and Iraq is one of the biggest