Syria – years of reporting, the road to Damascus and the fall of al ...
3 days ago · Syria – years of reporting, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad. What returning to Syria in the midst of the euphoria and horror of uncovering the al-Assads’ mass graves felt like.
Fall of Damascus - Wikipedia
On 7 December 2024, the Syrian opposition group known as the Southern Operations Room led forces that entered the Rif Dimashq region of Syria from the south, and those forces then came within 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the capital Damascus.The Syrian Army withdrew from multiple points in the outskirts. [9] Concurrently with the advance towards Damascus, opposition militia Tahrir al-Sham and the ...
Damascus | History, Map, Syrian Civil War, Assad regime, …
1 day ago · Damascus, city, capital of Syria. Located in the southwestern corner of the country, it has been called the “pearl of the East,” praised for its beauty and lushness; the 10th-century traveler and geographer al-Maqdisī lauded the city as ranking among the four earthly paradises.
Photos: See the fall of Damascus after Syrian rebels topple …
Dec 8, 2024 · Assad's downfall came less than two weeks after an initial incursion west of the country's second largest city, Aleppo, triggered a cascading series of routs and retreats by the demoralized...
Damascus - Wikipedia
Damascus (/ dəˈmæskəs / də-MAS-kəs, UK also / dəˈmɑːskəs / də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam. [11][12][13] Known colloquially in Syria as aš-Šām (الشَّام) and dubbed, poetically, the "City of Ja...
Syria Civil War: What to Know About the Fall of Bashar al-Assad
Dec 18, 2024 · First, the rebels captured Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, then Hama and Homs. On Sunday, they entered Syria’s capital, Damascus, taking the city without a fight as government forces fled.
Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad - The New York Times
Dec 8, 2024 · The Syrian military’s forces have withdrawn from the airport in Damascus, the latest sign of retreat, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Dec. 7, 2024, 10:27 p.m. ET Aric Toler and ...
Assad regime ends in Syria as rebels claim Damascus - NBC News
Dec 9, 2024 · Syrians from Beirut to Berlin are celebrating the fall of Assad’s regime as rebel forced seize Damascus. Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., who chairs the Foreign Relations Committee, called the fall of...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad flees, war monitor says, as his ...
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria's government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance, and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar...
Rebels Assert Control in Damascus, Their Plans Still Unclear
Dec 9, 2024 · The fighters who forced Bashar al-Assad into exile began the complex task of governing the Syrian capital. On the road to Damascus, New York Times reporters saw evidence of lawlessness and relics ...