Syrian opposition fighters remove the Syrian government flag from an official building in Salamiyeh, east of Hama - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.12.2024
Fall of the Assad Regime in Syria
On December 8, 2024, Syrian President Bashar Assad stepped down as a leader after holding negotiations with the opposition and left Syria for Russia, where he was granted asylum. Mohammed al-Bashir of an Idlib-based opposition administration was named interim prime minister.

UK Not Considers HTS's Terrorist Status Obstacle for Talks, Defense Secretary Says

© Getty Images / Scott PetersonIslamist rebels of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stand guard at the entrance of the first abandoned military base that reads Our Leader Forever - Hafez al-Assad on December 11, 2024.
Islamist rebels of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) stand guard at the entrance of the first abandoned military base that reads Our Leader Forever - Hafez al-Assad on December 11, 2024. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.12.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Thursday, the defense secretary chaired a meeting of the UK's COBRA emergency committee on London's response to the Syrian crisis.
The UK government sees no obstacle to talks with the Syrian group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), despite its inclusion on London's list of terrorist organizations, Defense Secretary John Healey said.
"The prescription is not a matter for now. It doesn't stop us from talking to all the parties, and our interest in HTS is that they live up to the rights of all individuals or groups [in accordance with the] international law to prevent Syria from becoming a basis for a fresh terrorist threat," Healey told Sky News.
Syrian armed opposition captured the capital of Damascus on Sunday. Russian officials said that President Bashar al-Assad had stepped down after negotiations with participants of the Syrian conflict and left Syria for Russia, where he was granted asylum. Mohammed al-Bashir, who ran an Idlib-based administration formed by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and other opposition groups, was named interim prime minister on Tuesday.
Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, speaks during a news conference in Hassakeh, Syria, Nov. 26, 2022.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 12.12.2024
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