Bashar Assad

Macron rebuffs Assad accusations that France sponsors terrorism

PARIS - Muslimchronicle

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Bashar Assad was the enemy of millions of his own people and in no position to lecture France, after the Syrian leader accused Paris of supporting terrorism. After a string of strong comments by French officials blaming Assad’s government for atrocities and failed talks, Assad said on Monday France was supporting bloodshedRead more

UN Syria talks in doubt as Russia takes on dealmaker role

GENEVA - Muslimchronicle

The failure of Syria peace talks this week has cast doubt over UN efforts to mediate a solution to the country’s devastating war, while regime backer Russia has emerged as a key dealmaker, analysts say. The latest round of Geneva-based talks aimed at ending the nearly seven-year conflict, which has killed more than 340,000 people, ended Thursday in failure. UNRead more

Turkey says Assad’s future up to Syrians to negotiate

ISTANBUL- Muslimchronicle

Turkey supports a political solution for Syria but retains its “red lines” on the subject of Bashar Assad remaining president, a top Turkish ruling party official said on Thursday. During a trilateral meeting with Russia and Iran in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday, Turkey made clear its “reservations” about Assad having any future role in SyriaRead more

Putin meets Assad ahead of Syria talks with Turkey and Iran

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

On a surprise trip to Russia, Syria’s Bashar Assad discussed potential new peace initiatives for post-war Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin who declared that Russia’s two-year military campaign in Syria is wrapping up, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Moscow released footage of Assad warmly embracing Putin, who hosted him in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, ahead ofRead more

Russia’s Putin hosts Assad in fresh drive for Syria peace deal

Sochi - Muslimchronicle

Syrian President Bashar Assad was asked to come to Russia to get him to agree to potential peace initiatives drafted by Russia, Iran and Turkey as Russia prepares to scale down its military presence in the country’s civil war, the Kremlin said Tuesday. Vladimir Putin hosted his Syrian counterpart in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Monday, ahead ofRead more

UN report finds Syrian regime responsible for sarin attack

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad was responsible for a deadly sarin gas attack on a rebel-held town in April, a UN report found Thursday. “The panel is confident that the Syrian Arab Republic is responsible for the release of sarin at Khan Sheikhun on 4 April 2017,” stated the report seen by AFP. More than 87 people diedRead more

How a businessman struck a deal with Daesh to help Assad feed Syrians

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

While Syrian President Bashar Assad was accusing the West of turning a blind eye to Daesh smuggling, a member of his parliament was quietly doing business with the group, farmers and administrators in the militants’ former stronghold said. The arrangement helped the Syrian government to feed areas still under its control after Daesh took over the northeastern wheat-growing region duringRead more

Opposition: 150 civilians killed in Russian, Syrian raids on Idlib

Amman - Muslimchronicle

Russian and Syrian jets killed at least 150 civilians and injured dozens in over a week of heavy bombing that shattered a six-month halt in intensive aerial raids in opposition-held northwestern parts of Syria, opposition rescue workers have said. The renewed bombing campaign came after an array of radical opposition fighters led by the former Al-Qaeda offshoot in Syria lastRead more

Moscow clashes with EU over aid to Syria

New York - Muslimchronicle

Russia on Thursday clashed with the EU over Syria, accusing the bloc of politicizing aid by linking reconstruction funds to a political transition that would end the war. The EU in April secured pledges of $6 billion in aid for Syria, now in its seventh year of war, with over 330,000 people dead. At an EU-organized conference held on theRead more