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BREAKING: Syrian rebels announce fall of Russia-backed Assad regime

Editor's Note: This is a developing story and is being updated. Syrian rebels announced on Dec. 8 that they had ousted President Bashar al-Assad from the capital city of Damascus. "The tyrant Bashar al-Assad has fled. We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad," rebel leaders said in a statement. Eyewitnesses […]

Ukraine

December 7, 2024

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EU imposes new sanctions on Belarusian officials and companies supporting Lukashenko regime

On Dec. 16, the Council of the EU adopted restrictive measures against 26 individuals and two companies linked to the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. The sanctions target judges who sentenced opposition figures, law enforcement officials involved in persecuting dissidents, and heads of penitentiaries where political prisoners are held. Additionally, the measures apply to […]

Ukraine

December 16, 2024

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Russia was unable to save Assad regime due to losses in Ukraine, Biden says

Moscow could not support its ally in Syria, former dictator Bashar al-Assad, due to the "massive damage" inflicted on Russian forces by Western-supported Ukrainian troops, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Dec. 8. The comments follow the fall of Assad's 24-year rule after a lighting offensive by opposition forces that culminated in the capture of […]

Ukraine

December 9, 2024

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Russia's war in Ukraine weakened Assad regime, US won't get involved, Sullivan says

The United States will not get involved in the conflict in Syria between President Bashar al-Assad's regime and advancing rebel forces, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said at the Reagan National Defense Forum on Dec. 7. Sullivan's comments came as a coalition of anti-government forces across Syria captured multiple cities in a single day […]

Ukraine

December 7, 2024

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Syrian rebels take over Aleppo as Russia pledges to assist Assad regime

Syrian rebels swept into the northwestern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30, launching a major attack that forced the army to redeploy, the Syrian army reported. Russia has promised Damascus additional military assistance that is expected to arrive in the next 72 hours, two sources in the Syrian military told Reuters. The attack marks a […]

Ukraine

November 30, 2024

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The collapse of Assad’s regime shows the limits of Russian airpower

After a decade-long civil war, Bashar al-Assad was firmly ensconced in Damascus — a far cry from the summer of 2012 and again in 2015, when policymakers, analysts, and pundits alike believed his rule was on the brink of collapse. The intervention of the Russian Air Force in the fall of 2015 saved the al-Assad […]

Ukraine

December 13, 2024

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