The ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after rebel forces swept into Damascus this weekend, shattered Iran’s network of influence in the Middle East but Israel, the United States and Arab powers must now deal with the risk of instability and extremism from the mosaic of forces that replaces him. Chief among the rebel forces […]
By Georgie English EMERGENCY crews are rushing to a Syrian hellhole jail amid fears prisoners locked up in underground cells could soon choke to death. The barbaric Sednaya Military Prison – headed up by ousted dictator Bashar Al-Assad – has long been dubbed a “human slaughterhouse” after years of torture, abuse and executions inside. AP […]
By TOI World Desk Rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, declared a “historic” victory from Damascus’s Umayyad Mosque after his Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group seized control of the Syrian capital, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Moscow. Al-Sharaa celebrated the end of Assad’s oppressive rule and the purification of […]