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The TelegraphIran’s armed forces ‘at war with themselves’ over fall of Assad
A furious blame game is unfolding among Iran’s armed forces over the fall of Bashar al-Assad, The Telegraph has learned.
- The Telegraph
Fall of the House of Assad, with a billion-pound fortune and blood on its hands
He didn’t look like a dictator. Awkward and gangly, his mannerisms unassuming, at least until he opened his mouth, Bashar al-Assad exuded none of the machismo of other Arab strongmen like Muammar Gaddafi or Saddam Hussein.
- The Telegraph
Putin and I are the only significant world leaders left, Erdogan says
Turkish-backed rebels claim to have seized a city in northern Syria from US-backed Kurdish militants.
- Reuters
Israel says it will destroy Syria's heavy strategic weaponry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will step up airstrikes on Syrian stores of advanced weaponry, Israeli officials said on Monday, and keep a "limited" troop presence on the ground, hoping to head off any threat that could emerge in the fallout of president Bashar al-Assad's overthrow. Israel has watched the upheaval in Syria with a mixture of hope and concern as it weighs the consequences of one of the most significant strategic shifts in the Middle East in years. "We are taking all the actions necessary to try to ensure our security with regard to the new situation in Syria," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters in a late-night press conference at his office without going into detail.
- Reuters
Lebanon's Hezbollah sees 'major, dangerous' change in Syria
Hezbollah played a major part propping up Assad through years of war in Syria, before bringing its fighters back to Lebanon over the last year to fight in a bruising war with Israel - a redeployment which weakened Syrian government lines. His downfall has stripped Hezbollah of a vital ally along Lebanon's eastern border.
- CNN
Who is the leader of Syria’s rebels and what does he want?
The US State Department is advertising an up to 10-million-dollar reward for information leading to the capture of Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who the agency first designated as a terrorist more than a decade ago, saying his group had “carried out multiple terrorist attacks throughout Syria.” Yet, Jolani is also the leader of the rebel forces that just toppled the tyrannical regime of Syrian dictator Basher al-Assad in a fast-moving offensive that surprised the world.
- CNN
Watching with trepidation and glee, Netanyahu orders military to seize Syria buffer zone
Israeli leaders are watching events across the border in Syria with trepidation, as 50 years of detente were upended in a matter of hours.
- BBC
Israel seizes Golan buffer zone after Syrian troops leave positions
PM Netanyahu said the 1974 disengagement agreement had "collapsed" with the rebel takeover of Syria.
- The Telegraph
Toddler released from jail with hopes of Syria on his shoulders
First they tried to shoot the lock off. Then they tried crowbarring it. Maybe someone found a key.
- AFP News
Ukraine struggles against Russian 'meat grinder' tactics
Lighting his pipe, the commander barely reacted to explosions in the distance as he explained how his men were dying, overwhelmed by Russian soldiers storming eastern Ukraine despite heavy losses.The number of Russian losses is believed to be much higher.
- Euronews
Rebels to form interim government after al-Assad flees
Rebel forces took control of Damascus on Sunday, marking the end of Bashar al-Assad's decades-long autocratic rule.View on euronews
- France 24
Live: Israel orders forces to set up ‘sterile defence zone’ in southern Syria
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed his military on Tuesday to create a “sterile defence zone”, a weapons-free zone, in southern Syria. The zone would be patrolled, Katz said, without permanent Israeli presence – as the country tightens its hold along the line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments. Yesterday's key developments: Syria's prime minister said the government is still functioning and that he would meet with th
- BBC
Syria in maps: Who controls the country now Assad has gone?
A visual guide to the latest developments as advancing Syrian fighters set their sights on Damascus.
- AFP News
Huthi drone fired from Yemen hits central Israeli residential building
A drone claimed by Yemen's Huthi rebels exploded on the top floor of a residential building in the central Israeli city of Yavne on Monday, causing no injuries, the Israeli military and emergency services said.The Huthis later claimed responsiblity for the strike, with a rebels spokesman saying "the drone units targeted a sensitive target of the Israeli enemy in Yavne".
- BBC
Reports of people trapped underground at notorious Syrian prison
It is thought thousands of people could still be trapped in hidden parts of the notorious Saydnaya prison.
- INSIDER
The US military struck 75 ISIS targets in Syria as Assad's government fell
President Joe Biden said the US sought to prevent ISIS from regrouping amid the chaos of Assad's fall.
- France 24
Why the Assad regime collapsed in Syria – and why so fast
Syrian insurgents toppled President Bashar al-Assad's on Sunday after a stunning, two-week offensive that saw major cities slip from the regime’s fingers one by one, until rebel forces captured the capital Damascus almost without a fight. More than 50 years of Assad family rule in Syria collapsed with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave in the country’s north, capturing Aleppo and a string of other cities in a matter of days, before converging on Damascus. Opposi
- The Telegraph
Assad offered asylum in Russia after rebels topple Syria regime
Follow today’s live coverage of the conflict in Syria.
- The Telegraph
Fall of Assad could cause ‘serious spike’ in IS threat to Europe, warns ex-MI6 chief
Chaos in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime could lead to a “serious spike” in the threat posed by Islamic State (IS) to Europe, the former head of MI6 has said.
- Euronews
Al-Assad’s reign is over: Who are the key players in the new Syria and who stands to gain or lose?
The new reality in Syria may prove beneficial for some actors and detrimental for others — and there is no simple explanation, as there never has been for the last 13 years.View on euronews