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Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two decades ago, to rebel commander espousing sectarian ...
In a post on social media, rebel commander Hassan Abdul-Ghani said: "We declare Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad." "Today 8-12-2024 Syria is officially free," he added in a later post ...
According to The Guardian, videos showed Syrian police and army forces removing their uniforms in the streets of Damascus [31] and an Associated Press journalist reported seeing armed residents along the roads in Damascus's outskirts and finding the city's main police headquarters abandoned. Tank movements were reported in central squares of ...
Later that morning, rebels also seized Quneitra Governorate after pro-government forces withdrew towards Damascus. [6] That day, the Israeli army helped the UNDOF repel an attack. [26] A HTS-commander stated his forces were less than 20 kilometers away from the southern gate of Damascus after capturing Al-Sanamayn.
Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia.
The target of the attack was a five-storey consular building, which contained the residence of the Iranian ambassador to Syria. [22] The building was next to the main Iranian embassy in Damascus. [22] In front of the building was a plaque that read that the building belongs to the "consular section of the Iranian embassy". [23]
Ayman Abdel Nour, a former friend of Syria's leader from their college days studying medicine in Damascus and the editor-in-chief of All4Syria, a leading independent news outlet, said Assad used a ...
Ba'athist Syria: The Syrian Arab Armed Forces (SAAF) acknowledged the rebel takeover of the city, which forced it to redeploy "aimed at strengthening the defence lines in order to absorb the attack" and "preserve the lives of civilians and soldiers". It was also reportedly preparing to counter-attack, while rebel gatherings within the city were ...