Author: Adnan Hindawi

Baghdad – As 2,000 or so Syrian soldiers fled to Iraq on Saturday as rebel forces advanced, Iraqi security forces took their weapons from them as they crossed the border, a local source told The New Arab. Crossing into al-Qaim a day before the Assad regime collapsed, local tribes also helped to provide assistance, including food, in coordination with the mayor and the military. Iranians and “militia fighters” that had also crossed into Iraq from Syria…

Syria’s new transitional prime minister, Mohammed al-Bashir, has called for the nation to “enjoy stability and calm” following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. Bashir, a former leader in the rebel-held northwest, was appointed to lead a transitional government until March 2025.

The fall of the Syrian ruler Assad is fueling the refugee debate in Germany. However, just days after the end of the dictatorship, Syria’s future is still uncertain. The Union is already pushing for quick returns. After the fall of the ruler Bashar al-Assad, the future of Syria is uncertain. However, the CDU/ CSU parliamentary group is already demanding a speedy return plan for Syrian refugees from the federal government. There must be travel assistance…

Islamic State (IS) , also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), has been widely defeated across Syria, but still poses a threat to the nation’s peaceful future.

For decades, the Assad regime arbitrarily imprisoned, tortured and killed people. After the regime was overthrown by Islamist militias, more and more gruesome details about the Saidnaya military prison are coming to light. Watch this and other news on WELT TV.© Axel Springer Germany GmbH. All rights reserved. Now live: Testimonies from Assad’s “slaughterhouse” Saidnaya shock the world – What awaits Syria tomorrow? – Video

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on October 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said on Tuesday. That has left between 65,000 and 75,000 Palestinians without access to food, water, electricity or health care, according to the UN. In the north, Israel has continued its siege on Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya with Palestinians living there largely denied aid, the UN Office…

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s main Islamist rebel group, has announced plans to publicly name senior officials from Bashar al-Assad’s regime who were involved in the torture of political prisoners. He also stated that rewards will be offered for information about army and security officers accused of committing war crimes.

Israeli warplanes have carried out extensive air strikes across Syria, including in the capital, Damascus, according to Syrian state media and monitoring groups. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that more than 100 strikes targeted military facilities over the past two days.

The White Helmets, Syria’s renowned rescue group, announced the conclusion of their search for hidden cells or detainees at the notorious Saydnaya military prison. The operation, which involved K9 units and experts familiar with the facility, did not uncover any concealed areas or detainees.  

Hundreds of Syrian refugees gathered at two border crossings in southern Turkey on Monday, as they attempt to make their return home following the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Videos shared on social media showed the refugees waiting at the Cilvegozu and Oncupinar border gates on Monday, which correspond to the Bab al-Hawa and Bab al-Salameh gates on the Syrian side of the border. Many arrived with their belongings, and were draped in blankets and coats.…

Christopher Doyle talks about the one thing that’s even more important than supplying humanitarian aid in Gaza.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed al-Jalali said Sunday he was ready to “cooperate” with any leadership chosen by the people, after rebels said “tyrant” President Bashar al-Assad had fled the country. The leader of the Islamist Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, ordered forces not to approach official institutions in Damascus, saying they would remain under the prime minister until they were “officially” handed over. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions have…

Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that president Bashar Assad has been overthrown and all detainees in jails have been set free.

Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said early on Sunday that the government is 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,” Mr Jalili said in a video statement. He said he would go to his office to continue work in the morning and called on…

After 24 years, the bloody rule of Syria’s ruler Assad apparently ends this Sunday. He is said to have already left the country. His head of government wants to give up power. The rebels are already calling on Syrian refugees to return to a “free Syria”. In view of the advance of Islamist fighters into the Syrian capital Damascus, Prime Minister Mohamed al-Jalali has declared his willingness to hand over power on Sunday. He is…

In Sednaya, the Assad regime imprisoned and tortured thousands of people. Now the militias want to have liberated the notorious prison, and the first video recordings are circulating online. Syria: Syrian militias report liberation of Sednaya torture prison

The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive.

The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early on Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a lightning rebel offensive. The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor said president Bashar Assad had left the country for an undisclosed location, fleeing ahead of insurgents who said they had entered Damascus after a stunning advance across the country. Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali said the government was ready…

The head of a Syrian opposition war monitor says Syria’s President Bashar Assad has left the country to an undisclosed location. Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights told The Associated Press that Mr Assad took a flight from Damascus early on Sunday. Mr Abdurrahman’s comments came after Syrian insurgents said they had entered Damascus, capping a stunning advance across the country, as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire and explosions.…

Syrian insurgents said early on Sunday they had entered Damascus as residents of the capital reported sounds of gunfire. There was no immediate official statement from the Syrian government. The insurgents also announced they had entered the notorious Saydnaya military prison north of the capital and “liberated our prisoners” there. The night before, opposition forces had taken the central city of Homs, Syria’s third largest, as government forces abandoned it. The government denied rumours that…

The Syrian regime lost control Friday of the symbolic southern city of Daraa and most of the eponymous province, which was the cradle of the country’s 2011 uprising, a war monitor said. “Local factions have taken control of more areas in Daraa province, including Daraa city… They now control more than 90 percent of the province, as regime forces successively pulled out,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Syrian government loses control of southern…

Outgoing US administration fears revenge attacks against critics like former Republican legislator Liz Cheney.US President Joe Biden is considering whether to issue blanket pardons for current and former public officials who risk being targeted by President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. The president has discussed the preemptive measure against potential revenge attacks with senior aides, but no decisions have yet been taken, according to sources who spoke anonymously to The Associated Press and Reuters news agencies…

Turkey hosts over three million Syrian refugees, many of whom are from Aleppo [Getty/file photo]Turkey said on Wednesday it expects many of the three million Syrian refugees currently on its soil to make steps toward their returns if rebels hold the city of Aleppo, which last week they seized from Damascus’ control. But a government minister cautioned the time may not yet be ripe for large scale population movements to Aleppo. “We know those from…

Amnesty International has issued a powerful report accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The report, titled “You Feel Like You Are Subhuman”: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza, is based on months of research, including witness testimonies, analysis of satellite imagery, and statements by Israeli officials.

Last Wednesday, Abbas suddenly announced that the Palestinian National Council chairman, Rawhi Fattouh, would be his temporary replacement if the position should become vacant. [Getty]Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have differing opinions over Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s presidential decree that announced Palestinian National Council chairman, Rawhi Fattouh, as his successor. Speaking to The New Arab, several Palestinians have argued that Abbas does have a role to play to end the suffering of Palestinians in…