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Ukraine and US say some North Korean troops have been killed fighting alongside Russian forces
Ukraine’s military intelligence agency and the Pentagon say some North Korean troops have been killed during combat against Ukrainian forces in Russia’s Kursk border regionABC News - 1h -
Assad says he didn't intend to leave Syria, statement claims
In what appears to be his first reaction since fleeing Syria, the former president says Russia decided to airlift him to Moscow.BBC News - 4h -
Syria's ousted leader Assad says he wanted to keep fighting but Russian allies evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but Russia's military evacuated him from their base in western Syria after it came ...ABC News - 7h -
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad issues his first statement since leaving the country
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad planned to keep fighting rebel forces in the country before Russia evacuated him, according to a statement attributed to him released Monday.NBC News - 8h -
Assad denies planning to flee Syria before evacuation by Moscow
Former Syrian leader claimed he wanted to stay and fight but left after Russian airbase came under attack. The former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has said he had no plans to flee Syria before ...The Guardian - 8h -
Ousted Syrian leader Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated him
Ousted Syrian leader Assad says he had planned to keep fighting but the Russians evacuated himABC News - 10h -
Trump is vowing to pardon Jan. 6 rioters. Allies and critics alike say he needs a refresher.
President-elect Donald Trump’s recent “Meet the Press” interview has triggered concerns among allies and critics about his level of awareness of the details of the sprawling investigation into the ...NBC News - 2d -
Middle East latest: Assad says he wanted to stay in Syria but Russia evacuated him
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the Russian military evacuated him after their base in western Syria came ...ABC News - 8h -
Assad in first public comments since ouster says he wanted to keep fighting in Syria
Overthrown Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday in his first public comments since fleeing to Moscow that he wanted to keep fighting in Syria. In a statement posted to an official Telegram ...The Hill - 8h -
Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him – Middle East crisis live
Syrian dictator says he left country on evening of 8 December in first comments since his regime was toppled by rebel offensive. Syria’s Kurds , who run a semi-autonomous administration in the ...The Guardian - 9h -
Al-Assad Wanted to Stay in Syria and Fight, Statement Says
The country’s former leader, Bashar al-Assad, appeared to give his first account of his flight from Syria in a statement posted to a Facebook account used by his presidency.The New York Times - 10h -
US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says American officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that led the overthrow of Bashar Assad’s government but is designated a foreign ...ABC News - 2d -
Blinken says US has been in direct contact with Syrian group that ousted Assad and is designated terrorist organization
Blinken says US has been in direct contact with Syrian group that ousted Assad and is designated terrorist organizationABC News - 2d -
Blacklisted for trading Russian oil, he says a ‘conman’ tricked him
One of only two Europeans sanctioned for trading Russian oil says he was duped by an alleged ‘conman’Financial Times - 2d -
U.S. Ally Halts Fight Against Islamic State in Syria as It Battles Rebel Group
Washington’s main ally in the country warned that a power vacuum was leading to attacks on the group by Turkish-backed rebels.The Wall Street Journal - 3d -
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Trump says Syria 'not our fight'. Staying out may not be so easy
The incoming US president has vowed not to involve America in foreign conflicts, but Assad's dramatic fall has upended the region's balance of power.BBC News - 3d -
Russian forces edge closer to a key eastern Ukraine city in intense fighting, officials say
Ukraine’s top military commander says fighting around a key eastern Ukraine city is “extremely intense” after a monthslong Russian pushABC News - 4d -
Syria rebel leader vows to shut down notorious Assad prisons
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani also said he would dissolve the former regime's security forces, in a statement seen by Reuters.BBC News - 4d -
Serbia's president says he won't flee his country like Syria's Assad did despite growing protests
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's president accused Tuesday foreign intelligence services of trying to unseat him in the wake of spreading protests in the Balkan state and that he wouldn't flee the ...Yahoo Sports - 4d -
Trump says he wants Kari Lake to helm Voice of America
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he wants ally Kari Lake to serve as the next director of the Voice of America, a federal network that's part of the U.S.NBC News - 4d -
Israel wants to create ‘sterile’ zone in Syria, says defence minister
Israeli forces have seized territory and reportedly struck hundreds of military targets once controlled by Assad regimeFinancial Times - 6d -
Serbia's president says he won't flee his country like Syria's Assad did despite growing protests
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić says he isn't like ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad and has no intention of fleeing the country despite spreading protests against his increasingly autocratic ruleABC News - 6d -
What to know about Syrian HTS rebels who seized Syria, ousted Assad regime
The insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, that took over Syria and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, has yet to show how it plans to govern the country torn by more than a decade of civil ...CBS News - Dec. 9 -
Assad Arrives in Russia After Fleeing Syria, Russian Media Says
President Bashar al-Assad landed in Russia, according to state media outlets there and two Iranian officials, after fleeing the country as rebels took control of Syria’s capital.The New York Times - Dec. 9 -
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, leader of the insurgency that toppled Syria's Assad?
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the militant leader who led the stunning insurgency that toppled Syria’s President Bashar Assad, has spent years working to remake his public image and that of his fightersABC News - Dec. 9 -
Ousted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
Russia media say ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad has fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime allyABC News - Dec. 8 -
Syria live updates: Assad is now in Moscow, Russian state media says
Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.ABC News - Dec. 8 -
Syria live: ‘The future is ours’ says Syrian rebel leader after Assad flees – latest updates
Reports from Kremlin source that Russia grants Assad and family asylum; Israeli airstrike on security complex, say regional security sources. We have some more comments from Turkey’s foreign ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Syria latest: Syrians celebrate in the streets as Russian media says Assad has arrived in Moscow
Syrians poured into the streets in celebration after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital, ending the Assad family’s 50 years of iron ruleABC News - Dec. 8 -
Esper says he believes Trump will not intervene in Syria: ‘We should take him at his word’
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he believes President-elect Trump will not intervene in Syria. “Donald Trump is always consistent, if there's one thing, that he did not wanna ...The Hill - Dec. 8 -
Iran, a close ally of Assad, says Syrians should decide their country's future without foreign intervention
Iran, a close ally of Assad, says Syrians should decide their country's future without foreign interventionABC News - Dec. 8 -
Trump says he wants DACA recipients to be able to remain in U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump tells Kristen Welker how he plans to address mixed-immigration-status families during his second term during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.NBC News - Dec. 8 -
Syria's state news agency denies rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country, says he is at work in Damascus
Syria's state news agency denies rumors that President Bashar Assad has left the country, says he is at work in DamascusABC News - Dec. 7 -
Leader of Syria’s Resurgent Rebels Lays Out Strategy to Oust Assad
In an interview, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the Islamist rebel heading an offensive moving toward Damascus, said the operation was a long time coming.The New York Times - Dec. 6 -
Harry says life in the US is what Diana would have wanted for him
The prince said his family were able to access a degree of privacy and freedom that they couldn't in the UK.BBC News - Dec. 5 -
'Why would I back down?': Embattled Pete Hegseth says Trump told him to keep fighting
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, brushed aside suggestions that he would drop out and said Trump urged him to “keep fighting.”NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Pete Hegseth says Trump told him to ‘keep fighting’ amid rumors he’ll be replaced by DeSantis
Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense vows not to back down despite multiple controversies emerging since he was named. Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for secretary of defense, ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
House Democrats move to oust aging committee leaders
Candidates for the positions have stressed the need to be able to effectively counter President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress.CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Airstrikes hit hospitals in Syria’s Idlib region as insurgents fight Assad forces
White Helmets say at least 18 people killed in strikes on five healthcare facilities including maternity hospital. A wave of airstrikes has pummelled hospitals and neighbourhoods in the rebel-held ...The Guardian - Dec. 2