Tag: bashar al-assad
Syrian rebels prepare to withdraw from Aleppo as truce begins
Syrian rebels prepared to withdraw from Aleppo on Wednesday after a ceasefire agreement that ended years of fighting in the city and gave President...
Assad confident as rebels lose more ground in Aleppo
President Bashar al-Assad said a victory for his army in Aleppo would be a "huge step" towards ending the country's five-year civil war, as...
Clown of Aleppo dies in air strike
A Syrian man who worked as a clown to bring comfort to children in a rebel-held part of Aleppo is reported to have been...
Assad vows to retake all of Syria, hours before truce
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake all of Syria from "terrorists," hours before a truce brokered by Russia and the United States was...
Syria’s Assad says Putin has not talked about political transition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has never talked to him about leaving power,...
Syrian forces close in on Daesh-held Palmyra
Syrian pro-government forces were poised on Wednesday to launch an assault to retake the ancient city of Palmyra from militants, as Washington sought to...
