Syria’s rebel leader hailed a “historic” victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from government control in less than two weeks. His speech came as Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad fled — for Moscow according to Russian news agencies — triggering celebrations […]
By Michael Bachelard In the power vacuum left by Bashar Al-Assad’s fall, amid the weakness of Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, nobody knows who will control Syria or how they will rule. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Category: World / Middle East
By Farnaz Fassihi and Leily Nikounazar A reckoning emerged in Iran on Sunday as officials and commentators swiftly moved to distance the government from a tyrant it had supported. Source: The New York Times Category: Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict, Israel-Gaza War (2023- ), Iran, Syria, Araghchi, Abbas, Assad, Bashar al-, Pezeshkian, Masoud, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Islamic […]