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Damascus Attack

Oppn fighters drive Syrian leader from country. Who are they, what now?

Syria's government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they entered Damascus following a stunning advance. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready to extend its hand to the opposition and hand over its functions to a transitional government. I am in my house and I have not left, and this is because of my belonging to this country, Jalili said in a video statement. He said he would go to his office to continue work in the morning and called on Syrian citizens not to deface public property. A Syrian opposition war monitor, Rami Abdurrahman, said Assad left the country on a flight from Damascus early Sunday. Jalili did not address reports of Assad's departure. Opposition fighters entered Syria's capital in a swiftly developing crisis that has taken much of the world by surprise. Syria's army has abandoned key cities with little resistance. Who are these opposition fighters? If they take control of Damascus after seizing some of Syria

Oppn fighters drive Syrian leader from country. Who are they, what now?
Updated On : 08 Dec 2024 | 11:18 AM IST

Israeli strike destroys Iran's consular building in Damascus, kills several

An Israeli airstrike destroyed the consular section of Iran's embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and several others, Syrian officials and state media said on Monday. The strike appears to signify an escalation of Israel's targeting of Iranian military officials and their allies in Syria, which have intensified since Hamas militants - who are supported by Iran - attacked Israel on October 7. Israel, which rarely acknowledges such strikes, said it had no comment. The attack killed Iranian military adviser Gen. Ali Reza Zahdi, who led the elite Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria until 2016, according to the Iranian Arabic-language state television channel Al-Alam and pan-Arab television station Al-Mayadeen, which has reporters in Syria. Iranian Ambassador Hossein Akbari condemned Israel and said as many as seven people were killed. First responders were still searching for bodies under the rubble. Akbari said two police officers who guard the building were ...

Israeli strike destroys Iran's consular building in Damascus, kills several
Updated On : 02 Apr 2024 | 6:44 AM IST

4 Syrian soldiers killed in suspected Israeli airstrikes around Damascus

Israeli airstrikes hit areas around Damascus early Monday, killing at least four Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported. Syrian state television, citing a military source, said four other soldiers were also wounded while the strikes caused some material damage. Israeli authorities did not immediately comment. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-linked war monitor, said the strikes targeted weapons and munitions warehouses and positions of Iran-backed militias around Damascus. They say at least six were killed and seven others wounded. The Observatory said the strikes mark 22nd time Israel has struck Syria this year. Israel, which has vowed to stop Iranian entrenchment next door, has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets in government-controlled parts of neighboring Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges them. Israel has also targeted the international airports in Damascus and the northern Syrian city of Aleppo several times over the past f

4 Syrian soldiers killed in suspected Israeli airstrikes around Damascus
Updated On : 07 Aug 2023 | 12:22 PM IST

Five dead as Israeli missile strikes residential area in Damascus

The strike, a rare one aimed at a residential area in the heart of the city, damaged several buildings in the densely populated district close to Omayyad square

Five dead as Israeli missile strikes residential area in Damascus
Updated On : 19 Feb 2023 | 11:05 PM IST

At least 1 civilian killed, 3 soldiers wounded in Damascus missile attack

One person was killed and three soldiers were wounded in a missile attack on a Damascus suburb, Syria's state television reported, citing a military source

At least 1 civilian killed, 3 soldiers wounded in Damascus missile attack
Updated On : 30 Dec 2020 | 9:00 AM IST

Syria says Israeli military fired missiles on areas south of Damascus

It was not clear what the targets were but state TV said the strikes were carried by warplanes flying in the Golan Heights

Syria says Israeli military fired missiles on areas south of Damascus
Updated On : 01 Sep 2020 | 6:53 AM IST

Damascus attack: Multiple strikes backed by Iranian forces hit airport

The attack caused a fire with flames appearing to come from a closed military area

Damascus attack: Multiple strikes backed by Iranian forces hit airport
Updated On : 27 Apr 2017 | 10:30 AM IST