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Blast at police station in eastern Syria leads to casualties: reports | World News

Blast at police station in eastern Syria leads to casualties: reports | World News

CJI Gavai miffed over protocol lapse during Maharashtra visit: ‘Question of respect…’ 2 hr ago Chief Justice of India B R Gavai on Sunday drew attention to a protocol lapse during his visit to Mumbai for a felicitation programme and said that all three pillars of democracy are equal and must show respect to one another. Miffed over the absence of Maharashtra’s Chief Secretary, Director General of Police or the city police commissioner to receive him during the visit to his home state — a first after assuming the top post, CJI Gavai said: “If the Chief Secretary of the state, DGP or Mumbai police commissioner does not want to come there, when the CJI, who is from Maharashtra, has arrived for the first time, it’s up to them to think about whether it is right or not,” CJI Gavai said. Mentioning that he was not insisting on adherence to protocol, he underlined that it is a question of respect by other organs of the institution to the judiciary. Justice Gavai was …

Terrified Alawites In Syria Flee Attacks

Terrified Alawites In Syria Flee Attacks

Beirut: For two days, Rihab Kamel and her family hid terrified in their bathroom in the city of Baniyas as armed men stormed the neighbourhood, pursuing members of Syria’s Alawite minority. The coastal city is part of Syria’s Alawite heartland that has been gripped by the fiercest violence since former president Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December. “We turned off the lights and hid. When we were able to flee our neighbourhood of Al-Qusour, we found the roads full of corpses,” Kamel, a 35-year-old mother, told AFP. A Christian family sheltered them and then helped them reach the frontier with Lebanon, she said, adding that they planned to flee across the border. “What crime did the children commit? Are they also supporters of the (toppled) regime?” she said. “We as Alawites are innocent.” The violence erupted on Thursday after gunmen loyal to Assad attacked Syria’s new security forces. The ensuing clashes resulted in dozens of deaths on both sides. War monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights later reported that security forces and allied groups …

Sharaa Warms Up to Assad Allies? Russia Flies Cash To Syria, Iran Reports “Messages” From New Regime

Sharaa Warms Up to Assad Allies? Russia Flies Cash To Syria, Iran Reports “Messages” From New Regime

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Al-Sharaa Invites Erdogan To Syria as Turkey Offers “Support to Fight Terrorism”, Eyes Defence Pact

Al-Sharaa Invites Erdogan To Syria as Turkey Offers “Support to Fight Terrorism”, Eyes Defence Pact

Last Updated:February 05, 2025, 00:22 IST Crux India Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Turkey on February 4 for discussions with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, marking a significant step in improving ties between the two nations. Erdogan pledged support to Syria in combating terrorism, including threats from ISIS and the PKK, while al-Sharaa extended an invitation for Erdogan to visit Syria soon. Talks included a potential defence pact that would allow Turkey to use Syrian airspace and establish airbases, with Palmyra military airport and the T4 base in Homs province under consideration. Turkey may also assist in training Syria’s new unified military after the integration of rebel factions.Turkey aims to solidify its influence in post-Assad Syria, addressing regional security concerns, particularly regarding the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). Ankara sees the SDF’s main component, the YPG, as linked to the PKK, which has waged an insurgency in Turkey. While Turkey has threatened action against the YPG, it is pursuing diplomatic solutions for now. Additionally, Russia is negotiating with Syria over the future of its naval …

Syrian Interim President Pledges National Dialogue, US Kills Top Operative of Al-Qaeda’s Syria Arm

Syrian Interim President Pledges National Dialogue, US Kills Top Operative of Al-Qaeda’s Syria Arm

Syria’s interim president has promised to hold a “national dialogue” on the war-ravaged country. Ahmed Al-Sharaa made the remarks in his first address to the nation after he was appointed interim president for a “transitional period” a day earlier. Sharaa listed maintaining “civil peace” under “a single authority” among the priorities of his government and also issued a strong message to the previous regime. A day earlier after being appointed as interim president, Sharaa announced the dissolution of all armed groups involved in Assad’s overthrow. Sharaa said the transitional government will reflect “Syria’s diversity between its men, women, and youth.” “It would work on building the new Syrian institutions until we reach the stage of free and honest elections,” he said. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION1:57 ARAB BACKING FOR SHARAA’S GOVERNMENT 3:55 US KILLS SENIOR OPERATIVE OF SYRIAN AL-QAEDA AFFILIATE Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source …

‘We warn’: Syria’s new foreign minister asks Iran to avoid ‘spreading chaos’ | World News

‘We warn’: Syria’s new foreign minister asks Iran to avoid ‘spreading chaos’ | World News

Dec 25, 2024 04:40 AM IST Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had urged the Syrian youth to “stand with firm determination against those who have orchestrated and brought about this insecurity”. Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, told Iran on Tuesday not to spread chaos in Syria but to respect the Syrian people’s will and the country’s sovereignty. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei greets people as he makes a speech in Tehran. (File)(AFP) In a post on X, Shibani said: “Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people and the country’s sovereignty and security. We warn them from spreading chaos in Syria and we hold them accountable for the repercussions of the latest remarks.” He did not specify the remarks he was referring to. In a televised speech on Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Syrian youth to “stand with firm determination against those who have orchestrated and brought about this insecurity”. “We predict that a strong and honorable group will also emerge in Syria because today Syrian youth have …

Former Assad Forces Surrender Weapons to HTS Fighters in Damascus News18

Former Assad Forces Surrender Weapons to HTS Fighters in Damascus News18

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'Jolani Might Use Chemical Weapons' Israel Slams 'Whitewashing Of Syria Jihadis' As EU Woos HTS

'Jolani Might Use Chemical Weapons' Israel Slams 'Whitewashing Of Syria Jihadis' As EU Woos HTS

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister accused the head of the group that led the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in Syria of being “a wolf in (sheep’s) clothes.” Speaking at a press conference, Haskel held up a photo collage of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, showing him while a member of jihadist organisations. “I’m not sure that this person is not gonna misuse chemical weapons as well. Do you think it’s safe to keep it there in his hand? My answer will be no,” Haskel said. Western states are slowly engaging with Damascus’ new HTS-led authorities, though they still label the group as a terrorist organization. 00:00 – INTRODUCTION 03:27 – EU PLEDGES DIRECT ENGAGEMENT WITH HTS05:52 – ERDOGAN SAYS NO PLACE FOR TERRORIST ORGANISATIONS IN SYRIAn18oc_world n18oc_crux Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

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Dungeons, Torture Chambers Exposed After Assad’s Fall In Syria

Dungeons, Torture Chambers Exposed After Assad’s Fall In Syria

Damascus: Syrians lived in terror for decades of what went on behind the concrete walls of Damascus’s security compound. Now the Assad dynasty has been toppled, its dungeons and torture chambers are giving up their secrets. Rebel fighters stand guard at the entrances to the forbidden city in the capital’s Kafr Sousa district, where the feared security services had their headquarters alongside government offices. The myriad of different agencies which kept tabs on the lives of ordinary Syrians each operated their own underground prisons and interrogation chambers inside the walled defence ministry compound. Syrians lived in fear of being summoned for a round of questioning from which they might never return. AFP found first responder Sleiman Kahwaji wandering around the complex this week trying to locate the building where he was questioned and then detained. He said he was still at secondary school when he was arrested in 2014 on suspicion of “terrorism”, a frequent allegation under the rule of now toppled president Bashar al-Assad, who brooked no dissent. ‘My dear mother’ “I spent 55 …