Watch: At Syria’s infamous Sednaya Prison, relatives search for their loved ones

Watch: At Syria’s infamous Sednaya Prison, relatives search for their loved ones

Syria’s Sednaya Prison | Video Credit: The Hindu As Bashar al-Assad’s regime fell in Syria on December 8, relatives of detainees in the country’s various prisons have been lining up to search for their missing family members. One such prison, Sednaya prison, became infamously known as a ‘human slaughterhouse’ due to its alleged brutal treatment … Read more

Israel hits suspected chemical weapon targets, long-range rockets in Syria

Israel hits suspected chemical weapon targets, long-range rockets in Syria

Download App NewsWorldIsrael hits suspected chemical weapon targets, long-range rockets in Syria Israel hits suspected chemical weapon targets, long-range rockets in Syria Advertisement UPDATED: Dec 9, 2024 14:05 IST Israel hits suspected chemical weapon targets, long-range rockets in Syria This is a developing story. It will be updated. Published On: Dec 9, 2024 Advertisement … Read more

Israel PM orders military to ‘seize’ Syria buffer zone

Israel PM orders military to ‘seize’ Syria buffer zone

Israeli soldiers walk near armored vehicles parked along the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights from Syria, on December 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday (December 8, 2024) he had ordered the Israeli military to “seize” a demilitarised buffer zone on the border with … Read more

Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a century

Bashar Assad: How a novice eye doctor and his minority family ruled Sunni-majority Syria for half a century

The Assad family’s rule over Syria, which lasted for more than half a century, has come to a dramatic end after a decade-long bloody civil war. Rebel forces breached the regime’s seat of power in Damascus, prompting President Bashar al-Assad, an ophthalmologist, to flee. This marks the collapse of the Assad family’s long-standing rule over … Read more

Video: How Global Conflicts Helped Reignite Syria’s Civil War

Video: How Global Conflicts Helped Reignite Syria’s Civil War

Rebels launched sweeping assaults against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad in northwestern Syria, taking control of large portions of territory, including much of the city of Aleppo. Carlotta Gall, a senior correspondent for The New York Times, explains how events beyond Syria’s borders lit the fuse for renewed fighting. Source link

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, kills October 7 attacker

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, kills October 7 attacker

A file image of the Israeli army | Photo Credit: AP Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria’s border with Lebanon, the Israeli military said Saturday (November 30, 2024), testing a fragile, days-old ceasefire that halted months of fighting between the sides but has seen continued sporadic fire. The military said it struck … Read more

Pope Francis says two-state solution needed for Israel-Palestine

Pope Francis says two-state solution needed for Israel-Palestine

VATICAN CITY -Pope Francis said on Wednesday a two-state solution was needed for Israel and Palestine in order to put an end to wars such as the current one and called for a special status for Jerusalem. In an interview with Italian state television RAI’s TG1 news channel, Francis also said he hoped a regional … Read more

Morning Digest | Indian Army to begin phase-out of Cheetah, Chetak from 2027; Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank, and more

Morning Digest | Indian Army to begin phase-out of Cheetah, Chetak from 2027; Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank, and more

A formation Chetak, Cheetah and LCH helicopters at the ‘Ex Iron Fist 2013’ by the Indian Air Force at Pokran rang | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza, two airports in Syria and a mosque … Read more