Middle East
“The intelligence services are facing a huge, unprecedented challenge.”
Sources said the ex-dictator likely died if he was on a flight that disappeared from radar.
Iran’s vision of turning Syria into a part of its “ring of fire” around Israel has shattered.
“The army will continue to operate as long as necessary in order to preserve the buffer zone and defend Israel and its civilians,” the military said.
A former member of al-Qaeda, the jihadist leader now presents a moderate image.
U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Saturday Assad had been largely abandoned by his key allies, Russia and Iran.
“These measures have no credible civilian justification,” said a Western diplomatic source.
Egyptian and Jordanian officials have told Syrian dictator Bashar Assad that he should leave the country and form a government in exile, “The Wall Street Journal” reports.
The trip aims to promote interfaith understanding and religious tolerance.
The United States reportedly informed Baghdad last month that Israeli airstrikes in the country were “imminent” if Iraq failed to stop the attacks.
Syrian and Russian airstrikes targeting rebels’ posts kill dozens in Idlib and Hama provinces.
The Middle East & Africa Bank (MEAB) has evaded sanctions despite evidence it’s a major financing arm of Hezbollah.
