Asia Syria One of two candidates running against Bashar Assad is casting himself as the first opposition representative to vie for the country’s top post
Asia Syria The United States removed the $10 million bounty it had placed on the capture of Ahmed al Sharaa, or Abu Mohammed al Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al Sham
Asia Syria Following the fall of Bashar Assad, the Israeli government 'unanimously approved' the plan to double the population of the occupied and annexed Golan Heights - the 1981 annexation was only recognised by the US
Asia Syria An offensive by Syrian armed groups that started in Idlib province in the north of the country prompted other groups and individual civilians to rebel against Bashar al Assad's dictatorship, toppling it in just 11 days
Asia Syria The city of Palmyra was bombed by Israel, most likely to hit positions of pro-Iranian militias in the area, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an independent international organisation, among other sources