Urooj NazirReportAssad’s repression of protesters for democracy sparked the Syrian civil war, which has claimed over 500,000 lives.
Real-time updates on the Syria War: As the conflict between the anti-government rebels and the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad continued, the rebels declared on Sunday that they had taken complete control of the country’s capital, Damascus, and the third-largest city, Homs. On November 27, the Islamist commander Hayat Tahrir al-Sham led the rebel group in its onslaught. Since then, they have taken control of Hamas and Aleppo, the second-largest city.
More than 500,000 people have died and more than half of the population has fled Syria as a result of the civil war, which started when Assad cracked down on uprisings for democracy. The United Nations reports that 3.7 lakh people have been displaced by the violence.
In response to the growing crisis in Syria, US President-elect Donald Trump stated that the US should “not get involved” in the matter. “The United States shouldn’t be involved with Syria because it is a mess and not our buddy. We are not fighting this. Let it happen. On his Truth Social platform, he stated, “Avoid getting involved.”
Granted to Ousted Syrian President Assad and Family in Moscow: Russia’s state media said today that Bashar al-Assad and his family had arrived in Moscow and been granted refuge, just hours after Islamist-led rebels seized power in his nation.
“Assad and members of his family have arrived in Moscow,” a Kremlin source told the news agencies Ria Novosti and TASS. “Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds,”
“Syria Is Ours”: Celebrations Across Syria Mark End Of Bashar al-Assad’s Rule
Celebrations erupted around Syria and crowds ransacked President Bashar al-Assad’s luxurious home on Sunday after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared he had fled the country, in a spectacular end to five decades of Baath party rule.
Damascus Under Curfew Until 5:00 am Monday, Say Syria Rebels After taking the city from the government after a lightning onslaught last week, Syria’s Islamist-led rebels declared a curfew in Damascus on Sunday until the next morning, according to news agency AFP.
throughout a statement posted on Telegram, the joint operations room of the rebel factions, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, “announces a curfew in the city of Damascus starting from 4:00 pm (1300 GMT) until 5:00 am (0200 GMT)” on Monday.
News Report: Syria Islamist Rebel Leader at Historic Umayyad Mosque in Damascus
According to an AFP correspondent, the commander of Syria’s Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) organization, which led a fierce rebel uprising that seized Damascus from the government, paid a visit to the historic Umayyad Mosque on Sunday.
As the gathering yelled “Allahu akbar (God is greatest),” HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani—who is now going by his true name, Ahmed al-Sharaa—spoke, according to a video that the rebels posted on their Telegram channel. Videos going viral online showed throngs congratulating him as he entered the mosque.
