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[34] The rebels started encircling the capital after capturing Al-Sanamayn, a town 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the southern entrance of Damascus. [35] In the Rif Dimashq region, pro-government forces withdrew from the towns of Assal al-Ward, Yabroud, Flitah, Al-Naseriyah and Artouz, while rebels came within 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Damascus. [36]
The twin threats to strategically vital Homs and the capital Damascus now pose an existential danger to the Assad dynasty's five-decade reign over Syria and the continued influence there of its main r
WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Top U.S. diplomats were expected to hold Washington's first in-person official meetings with Syria's new de facto rulers led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Damascus on ...
Watch live as Damascus residents pray at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on the first Friday (13 December) after rebels ousted Bashar al-Assad's regime. Syrians are celebrating the demise of Assad ...
Still today the Old Town of Damascus retains the rectangular shape of the Roman city, with its two main axes: the Decumanus Maximus (east-west; known today as the Via Recta) and the Cardo (north-south), the Decumanus being about twice as long. The Romans built a monumental gate which still survives at the eastern end of Decumanus Maximus.
A HTS commander stated his forces were less than 20 kilometers away from the southern gate of Damascus after capturing Al-Sanamayn. Syrian state media reported ballistic missile launches from Damascus towards Daraa. [27] [28] On 7 December 2024, six civilians were killed by SAA shelling in Daraa. [3]
Shoppers walk through the old city market in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 9, a month after the overthrow of dictator Bashar Assad. ... The caretaker government’s priority now is to raise cash, and ...
The politics of Syria is currently in a transitional period led by the Syrian transitional government.The seat of the government is located in Damascus, Syria.The previous government consisted of a President, a Prime Minister, and a legislative council with 250 seats.