News Muncher - searching for fighters

19 hours, 14 minutes ago

Syria – years of reporting, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad

What returning to Syria in the midst of the euphoria and horror of uncovering the al-Assads’ mass graves felt like. There was none in this pitch-black prison except for the unimaginable horrors in what people there told us was the “execution room”. Among them was the town’s graveyard caretaker who told us he prayed over dozens of bodies that security …

Opposition Road Way Told Syrian Regime Security Forces

1 day, 19 hours ago

Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients, medics

Al Jazeera

The hospital’s director has called for international intervention to protect patients and Gaza’s health system. “For more than an hour now, shells are raining down on us from every corner, mile, and direction.” Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud, reporting from nearby Deir el-Balah, said, “What we are seeing now is a deliberate attack on the health facility.” “The Israeli military has …

Children Hospital Palestinian Gaza Hamas Palestinians Killed

1 day, 19 hours ago

Expelled from Aleppo as children, these fighters returned as its liberators

Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera speaks to Syrian opposition fighters who came back to liberate their homes and pursue their dreams. “I remember the regime’s massacres, the killing, and the hitting of bakeries and hospitals.” Eight years later, a series of images went viral on social media. “Its fall was preceded by other cities and it was this final nail in the uprising’s …

Russia Opposition City Iran Hezbollah Syrian Regime

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world

Associated Press

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC, after …

Jewish Lit Candle Hebrew Hanukkah Menorah Light

2 days, 5 hours ago

Bangladeshi Madrasa Students Dressed as ISIS Fighters at Cultural Program

Deccan Chronicle

Pune: Dr Abraham Mathai, former Vice-Chairman of Maharashtra State Minorities Commission, has expressed deep concern over alarming reports from Bangladesh at Jessore’s Jamia Islamia Madrasa that depict students dressed as ISIS militants, holding toy guns, reportedly under the guidance of a cleric. When they grow up, they will wield real guns, swords, and grenades… pic.twitter.com/YtBBp4Px0e “These shocking visuals from a …

Bangladesh Isis Madrasa Mathai Toy Guns Isis Militants Dr Mathai

3 days, 19 hours ago

Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria

Al Jazeera

Turkish president compares Kurdish YPG fighters to ISIL and says neither group has a future in Syria. Turkiye expects foreign countries to withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, as Germany warns against an escalation in fighting with Kurdish forces. Security for Kurds ‘essential’ Later on Friday, German Foreign …

Syria Kurdish Washington Turkish Syrian German Fighters

4 days, 11 hours ago

From Puja Tomar’s historical win to du Plessis’ domination: Top 5 UFC fights of 2024

The Hindu

An eventful year in the Ultimate Fighting Championship came to a close on December 15, with France’s Joaquin Buckley handing welterweight veteran Colby Covington his second consecutive loss. From India’s own Puja Tomar’s historic win to Jon Jones’ victory that forced Stipe Miocic into retirement, here are the top five fights of 2024: Islam Makhachev continues domination Midway through the …

Puja Ufc Jones Round Win Makhachev Champion

4 days, 19 hours ago

Goa Liberation Day 2024: Celebrating freedom, history, and culture

India Today

Goa Liberation Day, celebrated on December 19 each year, marks the end of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and the integration of the territory into India. GOA LIBERATION DAY 2024 In 2024, Goa Liberation Day will be celebrated with various events and activities across the state, honouring the sacrifices made during the liberation struggle and celebrating the cultural identity of …

India Goa Freedom Indian Freedom Fighters Cultural Liberation Day

4 days, 19 hours ago

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Al Jazeera

Ankara vows to continue operations in northern Syria as fears grow over an assault on the Kurdish-held border town of Kobane. Renewed fighting between Turkish-backed factions and Syrian Kurdish fighters comes more than a week after fighters led by opposition group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham toppled Syria’s longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad. Reporting from Istanbul, Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu said that Turkiye …

Syria Foreign Fighters Kurdish Turkish Syrian Sdf Pkk

4 days, 19 hours ago

Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria

Al Jazeera

Vladimir Putin says he has not met the deposed Syrian ruler since he fled Damascus for the Russian capital. President Vladimir Putin says Russia has not been defeated in Syria after rebel groups ousted his ally and longtime leader, Bashar al-Assad, earlier this month. In his first public comments on the subject on Thursday, Putin said he had not yet …

Ukraine Russia Syria Putin Ready

4 days, 19 hours ago

Palestinian Authority refuses to back down in fight with Jenin fighters

Al Jazeera

Residents in the Jenin camp have lived with days of clashes between PA security forces and local fighters. The clashes around the al-Sabbagh family’s home in the camp’s al-Mahyoub neighbourhood are the result of an ongoing campaign launched by the PA’s security apparatus under the name “Protecting the Homeland”. The campaign has been justified as an effort to “pursue criminals” …

Security Fight Palestinian Gaza Palestinians Israeli Residents

6 days, 6 hours ago

Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world

Raw Story

Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade. After meeting Syria's new leaders, the United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said on Tuesday he was "encouraged", and that there was a "basis for ambitious …

Syria Country Syrian Damascus Assad Hts

6 days, 7 hours ago

Year in Review: Top Photos from the Middle East in 2024

India TV News

Image Source : AP 1/12 Palestinian girls struggle to reach for food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 Image Source : AP 2/12 Family and supporters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip scream and hold up their hands, painted red to symbolize blood, to call for the captives' release and to mark …

Iraq 2024 Israel Lebanon Israeli Gaza Strip Source

HTS leader calls for disbanding rebel factions, unity in post-Assad Syria

Hindustan Times

The leader of the Islamist group that toppled Bashar al-Assad said Monday that rebel factions in war-torn Syria would be "disbanded" and their fighters placed under the defence ministry, and called for sanctions to be lifted so refugees can return. On Monday, the head of the Islamist organisation that overthrew Bashar al-Assad declared that rebel groups in Syria would be …

Islamist Syria Syrian Hts Rebel Factions Hts Leader

6 days, 17 hours ago

Rebel factions to disband, fighters to join defence ministry, says Syria’s Jolani

Firstpost

HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani said Monday on the group’s Telegram channel that all the rebel factions would ‘be disbanded and the fighters trained to join the ranks of the defence ministry’ A Syrian rebel fighter walks at the Saydnaya prison, in the town of Saydnaya about 28 kilometres north of Damascus. AFP The leader of the Islamist group that …

Syria Rebel Syrian Telegram Defence Ministry Hts Jolani

6 days, 19 hours ago

Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone attack on soldiers in Jordan

Al Jazeera

An Iranian American and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested for allegedly exporting sensitive US technology to Iran for use in attack drones. An Iranian-American citizen and a Swiss Iranian have been arrested and charged by United States authorities with allegedly exporting sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a deadly drone attack on American forces based in Jordan. …

Technology Tech Iran Drone Iranian Jordan Massachusetts

6 days, 19 hours ago

UN warns Syria war ‘has not ended’, urges ‘inclusive’ political process

Al Jazeera

US State Department spokesman says ceasefire between Kurdish armed group and Turkey-backed fighters extended. UN security council on Syria: Growing support to recognise new govt in Damascus The United Nations special envoy for Syria has warned that the war “has not ended yet” despite the removal of President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed armed groups and …

Security War Syria Kurdish State Israel Group

6 days, 19 hours ago

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters

Al Jazeera

Ex-rebels from Ethiopia’s Somali region have had a rocky transition to civilian life, even years after the 2018 peace deal. “We knew who it was – that’s when we started running,” Hinda says about that fateful August 2006 night – the first time she found herself on the front lines of a decades-long war that had raged in Ethiopia’s far …

Women War Female Rebel Group Cid Ethiopian

6 days, 19 hours ago

Naxals use villagers as human shields during encounters in Chhattisgarh

India TV News

In a disturbing turn of events, Naxals in Chhattisgarh reportedly have used villagers, including minors, as human shields during an encounter with the security forces in the Narayanpur district of the state. Naxal militia members took advantage of villagers carrying supplies for the rebels and used them as a shield for their leader, Karthik, who is an important Maoist leader …

Maoist Villagers Karthik Wanted Naxals Including Wanted

6 days, 20 hours ago

Bangladeshi fighters from Liberation War recall India’s support at Vijay Diwas event

The Hindu

The 53rd Vijay Diwas celebrations were observed at Fort William in Kolkata, the headquarters of Eastern Command, on Monday. India ‘stood beside us’ The mukti joddha recounted how “Indira Gandhi stood beside us, how India stood beside us.” “They gave all kinds of support, training, food, everything. Mr. Claire highlighted how he fought the war alongside his father, Major General …

India War General Indian Pakistani Liberation Bangladesh Army

1 week ago

Vijay Diwas Celebrated with Bangladeshi Delegation at Fort William

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: A nine-member Bangladeshi delegation including seven Mukti Joddhas with their spouses attended the 53rd Vijay Diwas celebration at Fort William, the headquarters of the Eastern Command of the Indian Army on Monday amid tensions between the two neighbouring countries. December 16 is celebrated every year as Vijay Diwas to mark India's military victory over Pakistan in the historic Liberation …

India Bangladesh Bangladeshi Relations Vijay Diwas

1 week ago

Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan

Al Jazeera

US military says it kills ISIL fighters as EU warns that Iran and Russia should have ‘no place’ in Syria’s future. Several countries have condemned Israel’s plan to expand settlements in Syria’s occupied Golan Heights after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad by opposition fighters. Multiple Middle Eastern nations and Israel’s ally Germany on Monday denounced Israel’s decision to …

Russia Israeli Isis Golan Syrian War Several Countries

1 week ago

Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since he fled Syria

Al Jazeera

Remarks attributed to al-Assad, released by the Syrian presidency’s Telegram channel, say state fell into ‘hands of terrorism’. In the first public remarks attributed to Bashar al-Assad since he left Syria, the deposed Syrian president has defended his rule and denied planning his departure as armed opposition fighters closed in on Damascus earlier this month. A statement said to be …

Russia Syria Statement State Syrian Syrians Damascus

1 week ago

Media freedom watchdog decries Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza

Al Jazeera

CPJ says the Israeli military ‘continues to act with total impunity when it comes to the killing of journalists’. The Committee to Protect Journalists has denounced Israel’s killing of four Palestinian journalists in Gaza over the past week as the Israeli military intensifies its bombardment of the besieged territory. “Israel is responsible for two-thirds of those deaths and yet continues …

Media Military Palestinian Gaza Israel Hamas Israeli

Filters

Search results for fighters

Syria – years of reporting, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad

Israel accused of bombing Kamal Adwan Hospital ICU risking patients, medics

Expelled from Aleppo as children, these fighters returned as its liberators

What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world

Bangladeshi Madrasa Students Dressed as ISIS Fighters at Cultural Program

Erdogan urges end of foreign support for Kurdish fighters in Syria

From Puja Tomar’s historical win to du Plessis’ domination: Top 5 UFC fights of 2024

Goa Liberation Day 2024: Celebrating freedom, history, and culture

Turkiye refutes US claims of ceasefire with Syrian Kurdish fighters

Putin plans to meet Bashar al-Assad, says Russia not defeated in Syria

Palestinian Authority refuses to back down in fight with Jenin fighters

Syria's new rulers step up engagement with the world

Year in Review: Top Photos from the Middle East in 2024

HTS leader calls for disbanding rebel factions, unity in post-Assad Syria

Rebel factions to disband, fighters to join defence ministry, says Syria’s Jolani

Two charged over US tech used in deadly drone attack on soldiers in Jordan

UN warns Syria war ‘has not ended’, urges ‘inclusive’ political process

Guns are silent, but war lingers for Ogaden’s former women rebel fighters

Naxals use villagers as human shields during encounters in Chhattisgarh

Bangladeshi fighters from Liberation War recall India’s support at Vijay Diwas event

Vijay Diwas Celebrated with Bangladeshi Delegation at Fort William

Several countries slam Israeli plans to expand settlements in Syria’s Golan

Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since he fled Syria

Media freedom watchdog decries Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza