By FRANCE24 The rebels who ousted president Bashar al-Assad and are now in power in Syria appointed a transitional head of government to run the country until March 1. Analysis by France 24 International Affairs Editor, Philip Turle. Source: France 24
By Marc PERELMAN France 24 spoke to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk about the end of the Assad regime, brought down by a lightning offensive led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). With the old regime gone, Turk said there is now a “huge opportunity to craft a new […]
By FRANCE24 The Israeli military targeted at least six Syrian naval vessels in an attack on the Syrian port of Latakia. They are part of the over 250 strategic sites in Syria that Israel has targettted over the past few days. Story by Antonia Kerrigan. Source: France 24