By TOI World Desk US President-elect Donald Trump urged the US to avoid involvement in the escalating Syrian conflict, where rebels are challenging President Assad’s government. Trump believes Russia’s potential exit from Syria could be beneficial. Meanwhile, Syrian rebels have launched a major offensive, encircling Damascus, prompting border closures by Lebanon and Jordan. Source: Times […]
Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. Daraa was dubbed “the cradle of the revolution” early in Syria’s civil war, after activists accused the government of detaining and torturing a group […]
By Raja Abdulrahim, Farnaz Fassihi and Thomas Fuller The rebels’ gains prompted Lebanon and Jordan to close border crossings and Iran to begin withdrawing personnel from Syria. Source: The New York Times Category: International Relations, Politics and Government, Terrorism, War and Armed Conflicts, Defense and Military Forces, Al Qaeda, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Assad, Bashar al-, […]