Tag Archives: Middle East

For the first time since the Syrian conflict began, Aleppo, the country’s second-largest city, is no longer under the control of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, according to a war monitor. The city is now in the hands of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebel factions, except for areas controlled by Kurdish forces. Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian …

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight and this morning have resulted in the deaths of at least 32 Palestinians, with the majority of casualties reported in northern Gaza. Among those killed, seven died in an Israeli attack on a house in central Gaza City, according to the Gaza Civil Defense and the official Palestinian news agency, WAFA. In another incident, three …