This is a moment of real opportunity, but also real danger for Syrians, IRC's Donnelly says
• Dec 11, 2024, 9:23 PM
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Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ciarán Donnelly is Senior Vice President of International Programmes at the International Rescue Committee. He says that this is a moment of real opportunity but also of real danger for Syrians.
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This is a moment of real opportunity, but also real danger for Syrians, IRC's Donnelly says
• 9:23 PM
1 min
Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks to Ciarán Donn
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Who are the main rebel factions operating in Syria?
• 7:41 PM
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Syrian rebels who have ousted Bashar al-Assad and seized the capital Damascus include fighters from different factions, while other groups also hold territory elsewhere. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell takes a look.
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Celebrations in central Damascus on first night without curfew
• 7:22 PM
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Joyful scenes in Damascus' Umayyad Square as Syrians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime. The first night without a curfew sees crowds gathering in the capital brandishing the three-starred independence-era flag. FRANCE 24's James Andre reports from D
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Scramble for Syria? Foreign powers pounce amid post-Assad uncertainty
• 7:12 PM
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Taking advantage of a brief power vacuum or are we witnessing a scramble for Syria?
As Islamist-led rebels savor their surprise swoop on Damascus, foreign powers are seizing the moment to either clean house or settle scores: Turkey targeting Kurds in th
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Preparing for potential 'chaos' in post-Assad Syria, Israel goes on the offensive
• 5:51 PM
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The Israeli military says it carried out nearly 500 strikes against Syrian military targets in the days since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad, while its troops moved into a demilitarised zone in the Golan Heights that was established following the
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Fall of Assad reveals the death of Mazen al-Hamada, symbol of the regime’s atrocities
• 4:59 PM
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The body of Syrian activist Mazen al-Hamada was found Monday in a military hospital morgue near Damascus, according to a number of NGOs. Imprisoned and tortured by the Syrian military after the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, Hamada fled to Europe to d
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Struggling to cope with horrors of war, Israeli soldiers turn to equine therapy
• 11:13 AM
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Since the October 7 Hamas attack last year, some 350,000 Israeli reservists have been called up to fight. The ongoing fighting, now entering its 14-month mark, has left its mark on Israel troops as more and more suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder
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Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, say Palestinian medics
• 9:14 AM
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Palestinian medical officials said separate Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 people overnight and into Wednesday. Hospital records showed that one of the strikes killed several generations of one family, including four children, their
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Live: Assad’s Baath party suspends work indefinitely in Syria
• 5:42 AM
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Former Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad’s Baath party announced Wednesday that it was suspending work indefinitely, ending more than half-a-century of the Assad family’s rule. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
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