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The regime's collapse marks an end to a 24-year reign, Assad having succeeded his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000. The Assad family had ruled Syria since 1971. Assad oversaw Syria's slide into ...
The stunning collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has sent shock waves throughout the region and beyond, marking a dramatic turning point after nearly 14 years of civil war. Assad’s ...
DOHA (Reuters) -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 ...
PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with a group of people in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 11, 2024. (Office Of the Iranian Supreme Leader via Reuters)
Iran's foreign ministry published a statement stating that it "respects Syria's unity and national sovereignty" and pleaded for armed conflicts to immediately cease. The Iranian leadership said it was committed to international efforts supporting the political process and expressed confidence that their strong relations would persist. [ 32 ]
Rebel groups captured tanks and military vehicles belonging to the Assad regime on the Idlib-Hama road in Hama, Syria on December 4, 2024. Kasim Rammah/Anadolu via Getty Images
In September 2012, Western intelligence officials stated that Iran had sent 150 senior members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to preserve the Assad government, and had also sent hundreds of tons of military equipment (among them guns, rockets, and shells) to the Assad government via an air corridor that Syria and Iran jointly established.
Meanwhile, civilians broke into Assad’s palaces, looted shops and stole bags of cash from the central bank – prompting the rebels to declare a 13-hour curfew.