Bashar al-Assad

Assad regime promotes Syria as a 'tourist' destination

Madrid - Muslimchronicle

It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad's regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded the rebel-held east of Aleppo into submission. Buildings were flattened, those who survived were left terrorised, hungry and filled with despair, and the stench of dead bodies rose up from the rubble as families searched for their loved ones. Now, havingRead more

Syria's Assad replaces defence minister

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad replaced his defence minister for the first time since 2012 as part of a government reshuffle announced by the state news agency SANA on Monday. "President Assad issued a decree, the first of 2018, naming General Ali Abdullah Ayoub minister of defence," the agency said, without providing any explanation for the surprise announcement. The 65-year-old was until now the chiefRead more

US-led Coalition has no plans to target ISIS in Syrian government-controlled areas

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Despite saying that the Syrian government is not doing enough to stop ISIS militants from moving through its territory, the US-led coalition fighting the group does not intend to target militants in those areas, a senior coalition official said on Wednesday. The comments by British Army Major General Felix Gedney indicate that the coalition will rely on the Syrian governmentRead more

US-led coalition accuses Assad regime of letting ISIS militants lurk in Syria

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

The US-led coalition in Syria and Iraq accused president Bashar al-Assad’s regime of allowing ISIS militants to lurk in areas under its control "without being punished." Major General Felix Gedney said in a press conference on Wednesday that the free movement of ISIS fighters can be interpreted in two ways either that the Syrian regime does not want to fightRead more

Medical evacuations begin from Syria’s Eastern Ghouta

Ghouta - Muslimchronicle

Medical evacuations have begun from the Syrian rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta to Damascus, the International Committee of the Red Cross in Syria said early on Wednesday. Almost 400,000 people in Eastern Ghouta are besieged by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, and the United Nations has pleaded for his government to allow evacuation of around 500 patients, including childrenRead more

Moscow tells Syrian opposition it does not support Assad’s departure

Moscow - Muslimchronicle

The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing the list of participants at the Syrian National Dialogue Congress set to take place in Sochi at the end of January, Russian media reported on Saturday. As per new boundaries set by the ministry, the Syrian opposition must set aside the notion of removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office in order to participateRead more