Ms Connolly is pictured with other members of an Irish delegation in the company of Saed Abd al-Aal, who led a pro- Assad armed group responsible for killing and starvation in a refugee camp in Yarmouk, a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus.
Turkey to send Syria weapons in exchange for greater reach against Kurdish group
Syria has reportedly elected to only use the equipment on its northern border, to avoid further stoking the already tense relations with neighboring Israel. Turkey has reportedly agreed to supply the Syrian regime with military equipment in exchange for Damascus allowing Ankara to target Kurdish militant groups on Syrian soil,
Jordan’s economy in peril — here’s how the US can help
Jordan is a dependable U.S. ally in a region where reliability is scarce. Jordan promotes religious tolerance, hosts U.S. forces, and cares for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees. It punches …
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
As Syria’s regime collapsed, the world’s eyes were on Bashar al-Assad’s getaway flight. Behind him, officials key to his brutal rule made a mass exodus, virtually undetected.
Several killed, injured in bus explosion near Syria’s Deir Az Zor: State TV
Bus belonging to the Syrian Energy Ministry was attacked, killing four people and injuring nine. At least four people have been killed and nine injured following an explosion targeting a government-owned bus in eastern Syria, according to the state news agency SANA.
Syrian government declares ceasefire after clashes with Kurdish fighters
A cautious calm has settled in Syria’s Aleppo after overnight clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters …
Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow
Syria’s interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow’s support, made his first visit to Russia and held talks with …
What Ahmed Al-Sharaa’s meeting with Putin means for Russia’s role in Syria
Syria’s interim President Ahmed Al-Sharaa travelled to Moscow on Wednesday for his first in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The visit marked a remarkable shift in the …
Syria President Al-Sharaa to Meet Putin in First Visit to Russia
Syria’s President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the first time, as both countries seek to rebuild relations following the toppling of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad …
President al-Sharaa to CBS NEWS: Syria’s liberation Ended its International Isolation
President Ahmad al-Sharaa affirmed that Syria’s liberation marked a historic turning point, ending more than four decades of isolation.