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

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 …

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1 week, 1 day ago

How re-building of Syria will be a herculean task for new regime

Firstpost

The reconstruction of the nation and its major pillars, like armed forces, police, and judiciary; revitalising the economy; addressing the political vacuum; and ushering in an all-representative democratic government are the major challenges to be addressed by the new interim government A man carrying a child reacts, as people attend the first Friday prayers inside the Umayyad Mosque, after fighters …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either

Firstpost

Seeing the checks and balances of the various interest groups within and outside Syria, it can be concluded that these forces would not allow Syria to drift into the crisis in which Iraq was post-2003, and Libya drifted and never recovered after the forcible removal of Muammar Gaddafi’s rule in 2011 The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria and …

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Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

CNN

CNN — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time on Tuesday, the backdrop included the flag of the Syrian revolution alongside another bearing the Islamic declaration of faith that is often displayed by jihadists. “They started from nothing, Idlib is small and without resources but thank God we were …

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Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

CNN

CNN — When Syria’s rebel-appointed prime minister sat down with officials from the ousted Assad regime for the first time on Tuesday, the backdrop included the flag of the Syrian revolution alongside another bearing the Islamic declaration of faith that is often displayed by jihadists. “They started from nothing, Idlib is small and without resources but thank God we were …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

Firstpost

With Russian and Iranian influence almost over in Syria, America’s biggest concern is the resurgence of Islamic State, not democracy Rebel fighters ride in a vehicle after they seized Damascus and ousted President Bashar in Syria, December 9, 2024. “It’s a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country,” …

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1 week, 4 days ago

New Syria PM says will guarantee all religious groups' rights

Deccan Chronicle

Damascus: Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority rights, in an interview published on Wednesday, also calling on the millions who fled the war to return home. In Aleppo, Syria's second city and the first major one captured by the rebels in their offensive, shopkeeper Ramadan Dali, 70, said that "we …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Will guarantee rights of all religious groups: New Syria PM Mohammad al-Bashir

India Today

Syria's new Prime Minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will guarantee minority rights, in an interview published on Wednesday, also calling on the millions who fled the war to return home. In Aleppo, Syria's second city and the first major one captured by the rebels in their offensive, shopkeeper Ramadan Dali, 70, said that "we are …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Fact Check: Protests already against new Syrian government? Nope, this video is from May

India Today

The fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria has put global powers in a bit of a fix. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani’s group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which seized control of Damascus, is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the United Nations, Turkey, the US and the European Union; though the United Nations is reportedly considering revoking this status. India Today …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Editorial Roundup: United States

Hindustan Times

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Editorial Roundup: United States Dec. 6 The Washington Post on the Senate and a shrinking window to protect press freedom In 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland established new, but long-needed, press protections barring federal prosecutors from pursuing journalists’ communication records with confidential sources except in extreme circumstances. Kash Patel, whom …

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1 week, 6 days ago

After the fall of Assad in Syria, what is the threat to Europe from Isis?

The Independent

Four hundred years ago, Sir John Harington explained, “Treason doth never prosper. On Sunday, Sir John Sawers – Tony Blair’s guru in the run-up to the Iraq War, as well as MI6’s boss – led the choir of Whitehall’s most far-sighted mandarins singing the praises of Al Jolani as “the leader of a liberation movement, not a terrorist organisation”; and …

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2 weeks ago

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the rebel leader behind Assad’s downfall – ‘Syria is being purified,’ he declares

Live Mint

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: Syria's rebel leader hailed the capture of capital Damascus from the government control a 'historic' victory. The leader's speech at the landmark Damascus mosque came after Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly fled the country ending the fifty-year long regime "This victory, my brothers, is historic for the region," Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, …

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2 weeks ago

Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?

New York Times

It is hard not to rejoice while watching images of ecstatic Syrians toppling statues from the regime of the deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad and hearing the shouts of joy of prisoners, many of whom may have been tortured and starved, released from his dungeons. Mr. al-Assad’s Syria was brutal for the regime’s opponents, and 13 years of civil war and …

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2 weeks ago

Syrians are justifiably rejoicing after decades of repression. Here are the three ways Syria can go

ABC

The end of Assad rule means many things, but particularly the long-overdue destruction of "the kingdom of silence", the paranoid security state that Hafez al-Assad built and his son Bashar intensified. What Syria's neighbours and major foreign powers do now Syria used to be called "the beating heart of the Arab world", but the weakness and desperation of the Assad …

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2 weeks ago

A Top Syria Expert Explains Washington’s Next Move

Politico

What brought on the sudden collapse of the regime of Bashar al-Assad, the former Syrian president? They couldn’t give them up before because they were denying them, theoretically, to ISIS, but also to Russia and Iran, which are enemies of the United States. But if Jolani doesn’t declare war on Washington and says that he’s trying to build a government …

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2 weeks ago

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?

CNN

CNN — The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal dictatorship seemed a distant prospect two weeks ago. A new rebel coalition, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a surprise attack and took control of Syria’s largest city Aleppo on November 30, a seismic move that met little resistance from the Syrian army. Syria’s rebel coalition is a new …

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2 weeks ago

Timeline of how rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two weeks

CNN

CNN — At the historic Umayyad Mosque in the heart of Damascus, a red, white, black and green flag flies. In a speech from the Umayyad Mosque on Sunday, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Syria’s main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, called the toppling of Assad a “victory for the entire Islamic nation.” “This is a nation that, if …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? The Syrian rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad

Hindustan Times

Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, led by Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, gained international attention after it led a successful blitzkrieg-style assault campaign to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad successfully. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied anti-government factions have pressed a lightning offensive since November 27, sweeping swathes of the country from government control, including major cities Aleppo, Hama and Homs. Origins …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: From fighting US in Iraq to Syria's new leader

Hindustan Times

Syrian Islamist rebels, led by the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, stormed the capital of Damascus on Sunday to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, who has reportedly fled the country in search of safety. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of HTS, has gained worldwide attention as his strategic moves managed to bring an end to the long-drawn Syrian civil war and topple …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria’s Assad Regime Falls as Opposition Forces Take Damascus, Marking End of 13-Year Civil War

The Hindu

Published : Dec 08, 2024 14:53 IST - 6 MINS READ On a chilly December morning in Kilis, a Turkish city bordering Syria, the air was thick with anticipation. “These facilities will remain under the supervision of the former prime minister until they are officially handed over.” This calculated approach has raised questions about Jolani’s vision for Syria. “Jolani holds …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist

Deccan Chronicle

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is the leader of the Islamist alliance that spearheaded an offensive that rebels say brought down President Bashar al-Assad and ended five decades of Baath Party rule in Syria.Jolani heads Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which is rooted in Syria's branch of Al-Qaeda.He is an extremist who adopted a more moderate posture in order to achieve his goals.On Sunday, …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

In a country splintered by civil war, could Syria’s rebels usher in a new dawn?

CNN

CNN — The red, white, green and black Free Syrian Army flag flew over Damascus on Sunday as thousands of residents lined the main square in bursts of defiant jubilation – after President Bashar al-Assad relinquished his grip on power. “This is a regime that, for over 50 years, under the mantra of freedom, unity and socialism, oppressed, tortured and …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Syrian rebel leader Jolani’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too

CNN

CNN — Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. It is no surprise that the Islamist rebel chose Damascus’s venerated Umayyad Mosque – not a TV studio, nor newly absented presidential palace, but a place of towering religious significance, which at 1,300 years old is one of the world’s most ancient mosques – to deliver that message. “This …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended

CNN

CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria was a “direct result” of Israel’s military campaign against Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah. Israel’s Minister of Diaspora and Combating Antisemitism Amichai Chiklisaid said in a statement that “the bottom line is that most of Syria is now under …

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

How re-building of Syria will be a herculean task for new regime

Syria won't become flourishing democracy overnight, but it won't join the league of failed states either

Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

Can Syria’s Islamist rebels govern the country? Their rule in Idlib offers clues

Syria could be another Iraq as US watches from under façade of democracy

New Syria PM says will guarantee all religious groups' rights

Will guarantee rights of all religious groups: New Syria PM Mohammad al-Bashir

Fact Check: Protests already against new Syrian government? Nope, this video is from May

Editorial Roundup: United States

After the fall of Assad in Syria, what is the threat to Europe from Isis?

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the rebel leader behind Assad’s downfall – ‘Syria is being purified,’ he declares

Opinion | Assad’s Syria Was Brutal. Will What Comes Next Be Better?

Syrians are justifiably rejoicing after decades of repression. Here are the three ways Syria can go

A Top Syria Expert Explains Washington’s Next Move

What happened in Syria’s civil war, who took over and what’s next after decades of brutal rule?

Timeline of how rebels toppled Assad’s regime in less than two weeks

Who are Hayat Tahrir al-Sham? The Syrian rebels who overthrew Bashar al-Assad

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: From fighting US in Iraq to Syria's new leader

Syria’s Assad Regime Falls as Opposition Forces Take Damascus, Marking End of 13-Year Civil War

Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist

In a country splintered by civil war, could Syria’s rebels usher in a new dawn?

Syrian rebel leader Jolani’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too

Israel watches Syria with trepidation as 50 years of detente is upended