Scores of Syrian Christians protested in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, demanding greater protections for their religious minority after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hama a day earlier. CBC | World News
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Former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad says departure to Russia wasn’t planned
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came under attack. CBC | World News
Read More »What Syrian regime change means for British Army after Bashar al-Assad’s fall
Sir Keir Starmer undertook a visit that has dropped heavy hints about what the situation in the Middle East means for Britain. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Aid groups told by Syrian opposition that workers would be safe amid regime change
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Read More »Syrian refugees hopeful about returning home, but agencies warn against rushing back
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Read More »Caretaker Syrian PM appointed after Israeli airstrikes pound Syrian bases
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Read More »‘I haven’t seen the sun until today,’ says Syrian released from Assad’s prisons on day of execution
As insurgents swept across Syria in just 10 days, bringing an end to the Assad family’s 50-year rule, they broke into prisons and security facilities to free political prisoners and many of the tens of thousands of people who disappeared since the conflict began in 2011. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia grants asylum to ousted Syrian dictator Assad
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Read More »Syrian rebels advance on heavily defended key city of Homs
Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs to try to save President Bashar al-Assad’s 24-year rule. CBC | World News
Read More »Syrian government forces pull out of Hama after rebel advance
Syrian rebels ousted pro-government forces from Hama on Thursday, bringing the insurgents a major new victory after a lightning advance across northern Syria and dealing a new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. CBC | World News
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