Tag: Syria
‘Start of new era’: Syrians jubilate as president flees country
President Bashar al-Assad fled Syria as Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus, triggering celebrations across the country and beyond at the end of his oppressive...
President Assad flees as Syrian rebels capture Damascus
The long rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was overpowered on Sunday, December 8, 2024, after rebels swept into the capital Damascus.
The fighters declared...
‘Start of our response’: U.S. begins strikes in Iraq, Syria over...
The United States military, on Friday, February 2, 2024, launched airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran's Revolutionary...
U.S. kills Europe attacks planner in Syria
The United States military says a senior leader of the jihadist group Islamic State (IS), Khalid Aydd Ahmed al-Jabouri, who was responsible for planning...
Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000
The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on February 6, 2023, surpassed 50,000 on Friday.
This comes after Turkey declared...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: 17-year-old girl rescued as death toll hits 41,732
The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria surpassed 41,000 on Friday.
Officials and medics said 38,044 people had died in...
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Erdogan vows to rebuild as death toll surpasses 41,000
Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, has vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful earthquake ripped through...
Turkey earthquake: Death toll hits 21,000 as rescuers search for survivors
More than 21,000 people have been killed in Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Rescuers are still searching the rubble for survivors, but hopes are...
Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake surpasses 15,000
Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday after a catastrophic earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than...
Death toll in Turkey, Syria earthquake hits 4,600
Rescuers raced on Tuesday to rescue survivors from the rubble of thousands of buildings brought down by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks...
