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-, […]
Tag: Lebanon
Islamist-led rebels captured the central Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad’s forces days after they lost the country’s commercial hub Aleppo. The rebels led by Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched their offensive little more than a week ago, just as a ceasefire in neighbouring Lebanon […]
By Bel Trew Bel Trew and Rana Najjar meet residents in and around Beirut looking to reconstruct their lives as a fragile ceasefire holds Source: The Independent Category: Middle East, World