It stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the capital, and Syria’s coastal ... took positions outside Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman who ...
when he fled the country by plane for an unknown destination as rebel troops stormed into the capital city of Damascus with little resistance, reports said Saturday. Thousands of people rushed to ...
Rebel forces in Damascus have declared the capital city "free" of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday. Video, from the Associated Press, appears to show crowds of people ...
“We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant ... his work and national and constitutional duties from the capital, Damascus.” Credit: Anonymous via Storyful ...
They are now fighting to seize the country’s third-largest city, Homs, a strategic hub connecting the capital Damascus to the north and the coast, the heartland of President Bashar Al Assad’s ...
The government's abandonment of the key city after less than a day of fighting leaves Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread with insurgents also advancing towards the capital Damascus.