Syrian opposition leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani vowed the country would not face another war, telling Sky News on Tuesday that its citizens were already “exhausted” by years of conflict. “People are exhausted from war. So the country isn’t ready for another one and it’s not going to get into another one,” he said in Damascus…
The UN General Assembly is set to vote Wednesday on a draft resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the release of all hostages. The non-binding resolution also demands unrestricted humanitarian aid access to Gaza, particularly in the north, which has suffered over a year of conflict. This…
An overnight missile attack damaged an industrial facility and numerous cars in the southwestern Russian port of Taganrog, acting governor of the Rostov region said on Wednesday. “According to preliminary information, no one was hurt,” the acting governor, Yuri Slyusar, said on the Telegram messaging app. Slyusar said 14 cars had caught fire, but he…
South Korea’s former defense minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month’s martial law operation, a senior prisons official said Wednesday. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law on December 3 and sent soldiers and helicopters to parliament but was forced to rescind the decree hours later…
Syrian opposition commander Hassan Abdul Ghany said on Tuesday that their fighters completely took control over the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zor. The news comes days after US-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters announced it had captured Deir el-Zor, making it the third city to slip from Bashar al-Assad’s government control within a…
The USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is set to arrive in the Middle East later this week, a US official confirmed on Tuesday. The move comes amid escalating tensions in the region, marked by the recent collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime to a Syrian opposition group, Israel’s ongoing conflict in Gaza, and the…
Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Sunday that China had nearly doubled the number of its warships operating around the island in the previous 24 hours, ahead of what security sources expect will be a new round of war games. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has been angered by visits by…
Fighters from the Military Operations Administration were seen at the entrance of Syria’s presidential palace after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government. A video circulating on social media showing at least two fighters at the entrance of the palace shooting in the air while the person recording the video saying, “thank God, we have reached…
US President Joe Biden is keeping a close eye on “extraordinary events” transpiring in Syria, the White House said late Saturday, after a war monitor said President Bashar al-Assad fled the country and the armed opposition factions declared they have taken the capital. “President Biden and his team are closely monitoring the extraordinary events in…
Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali said Sunday he was ready to “cooperate” with any leadership chosen by the people, after the Syrian opposition leader announces ‘fall’ of Syrian president al-Assad’s government The leader of “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,” Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, ordered forces not to approach official institutions in Damascus, saying they would remain under the prime…
The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said President Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday that he and the foreign ministers of Turkey and Iran had agreed in a meeting in Doha that there had to be an immediate end to “hostilities” in Syria, Reuters reports. Lavrov said Moscow wanted to see dialogue between the Syrian government and what he called the “legitimate…
President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the US should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where opposition forces are threatening the government of President Bashar al-Assad. “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol survived an impeachment motion in the opposition-led parliament on Saturday that was prompted by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law this week, after members of his party boycotted the vote. Only 195 votes were cast, below the threshold of 200 needed for the vote to count. “The entire…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologized for his attempt to impose martial law this week but did not resign, defying intense pressure to step down even from some in his ruling party and only hours ahead of a planned impeachment vote. Yoon said he would not seek to avoid legal and political…
