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.

Over One Million People Displaced Across Syria Since November 27, OCHA Says

© Getty Images / Marwan Naamani/picture allianceSyrian refugees prepare to leave Lebanon back to Syria.
Syrian refugees prepare to leave Lebanon back to Syria.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.12.2024
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On Thursday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that it has a presence in Syria's major cities, such as Damascus and Aleppo, and its personnel are prepared to increase their efforts to assist those in need, the organization's press service informed Sputnik.
Over 1.1 million people have been displaced across Syria since the escalation of hostilities on November 27, most of them women and children, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said.

"Over 1.1 million people—mostly women and children—have now been displaced across Syria since the escalation of hostilities on 27 November, according to the IDP Taskforce. Nearly 640,000 people fled the Aleppo governorate, 334,000 left Idlib, and 136,000 fled Hama," the organization said in a statement.

In this Jan. 11, 2016 photo, aid workers stand near a convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other supplies organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the United Nations, makes it's way to the besieged town of Madaya, about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northwest of Damascus, Syria.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 13.12.2024
Fall of the Assad Regime in Syria
ICRC Ready to Step Up Its Activities in Syria, Maintains Contact With All Parties
The 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.
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