DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American journalist is believed to be held by Iran as tensions remain high after an Israeli attack, US says.
Begum is among tens of thousands of people being held in northern Syrian detention camps that house former Isis families and those displaced by conflict.
The hulks of half-submerged Syrian missile ships smouldered in Latakia harbour on Tuesday, hours after Israel hammered its neighbour with strikes from the sea and air.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the navy struck Latakia with missile ships.
ISRAEL has attacked more than 250 targets in Syria overnight, with one Israeli security source describing it as “one of the largest attack operations in the history” of the country’s air force.
The Taliban’s minister for refugees has been killed in a suicide bomb attack believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State.
Turkish-backed fighters have been accused of carrying out a brutal execution of wounded soldiers in a military hospital in northern Syria.
The leader of the Syrian rebel coalition which toppled the Assad dynasty has sought to reassure Western nations they have nothing to fear from his victory.
Benjamin Netanyahu warned the new rulers in Syria not to follow the Assad regime by allowing Iran a foothold in the country
France joins Arab nations in criticising Israel for exploiting the Syria crisis to capture more territory near the Golan Heights
Ukraine supplied Syrian rebels with drones and experienced operators in the weeks before they defeated Bashar al-Assad’s army, The Washington Post has reported.
Before and after imagery of various Syrian ports and airfields reveals Russian military movements and damage to Russian naval vessels, after the fall of the Assad regime.In satellite imagery sent to Storyful from Maxar Technologies, warships can be seen docked at a Russian naval facility in Tartus, Syria. On Tuesday, December 10, those ships are gone.Other satellite imagery taken on Tuesday shows at least two Russian frigates redeployed off Syria’s coast.“Most of the Russian naval vessels have departed their traditional positions at their base in the port of Tartus,” Maxar said. “Two Russian frigates have redeployed offshore of the port, between 7 to 12 kilometers (4 to 7 miles) west and northwest of Tartus.”More images taken on Tuesday at Latakia, another Syrian port city, show destroyed Syrian warships “reportedly caused by recent airstrikes that were designed to destroy the former regime’s naval fleet,” Maxar said.Late on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had carried out strikes against “strategic weapons stockpiles” in Syria, including the Al-Bayda port and the Latakia port, “where 15 Syrian naval vessels were docked.”Russian aircraft, helicopters, and other military equipment remained in place at the Khmeimim airbase near Latakia, according to Maxar images. Large groups of cars, trucks, and people can be seen gathered at the adjacent civilian side of the airfield. Credit: Maxar Technologies via Storyful
Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the Syrian capital, Iran-backed guards fled their positions at the gates a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb.By Wednesday, the few visitors in the area cast worried glances at the new guards of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine in the suburb of the same name, long known as a stronghold of pro-Iran fighters including Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah.
Russia went to war with the west, but it didn’t really notice until recently.
Israel has launched more than 350 air and naval strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s military since he was toppled on Sunday, destroying about 80 per cent of Syria’s military capabilities.
British jihadis in Syria should be stripped of their citizenship or blocked from returning to the UK, the shadow home secretary has said.
Moscow may launch another experimental intermediate-range hypersonic missile at Ukraine
STORY: This famous shop has been serving a much-loved Arabic-style ice cream for decades.But for many Syrians, years of civil war made visiting it impossible.Until now.In the wake of Bashar al-Assad's ouster, tens of thousands of Syrians have returned to Damascus. And for some, like Ahmed Aslaan, visiting the Bakdash ice cream parlor was a priority.“Excellent, I swear to God, I haven’t tasted anything like it."The secret to this beloved dessert?Sahlab, a special flour made from orchid roots. The ice cream is pounded by hand with meter-long mallets until it becomes soft and stretchy.Topped with a generous coating of pistachios, it costs just one dollar.Co-owner Samir Bakdash reopened the shop the day after Assad’s fall.It was his way of celebrating the end of a government that oppressed Syrians for decades."The shop is nearly a 130 years old. The shop was established in 1895 by the founder of the shop, who is my grandfather, Hamdi Bakdash. Of course, since 1895, this path was continued by my father, may God have mercy on him, and my uncle too, still present, being very old. Now, we are the third generation of the founders of the shop. We are running the store, me, my brother and my cousins."He insisted the signature recipe had not changed since his great-grandfather came up with it in the 1890s.
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. The votes in the 193-nation world body were 158-9, with 13 abstentions to demand a ceasefire now and 159-9 with 11 abstentions in support of the agency known as UNRWA. The votes culminated two days of speeches overwhelmingly calling for an end to the 14-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group and demanding access throughout Gaza to address the growing humanitarian catastrophe.
While satellite images show that Russian warships have left the Tartus naval base, aircraft and gear at Khmeimim Air Base remained on-site on Tuesday.
A feared Sudanese militia chief "willingly and enthusiastically" participated in war crimes, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor charged Wednesday, laying out searing accusations of rape, murder, and torture.He stands accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder, rape, torture, pillaging, and cruel treatment.
Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel Paparo, also noted that North Korean troops remain in combat zones, but are not yet actively fighting.View on euronews
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