Rebel forces have taken control of large parts of Aleppo, Syria’s second biggest city, after launching a surprise attack since Wednesday. The lightening assault led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions was years in the making, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr said in an analysis, adding that the rebel forces used drones and armored … Read more
Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad – mainly composed of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions – have launched their biggest offensive in years this week, controlling a majority of Syria’s second city of Aleppo according to a monitor. The apparent success of HTS’s surprise operation remains primarily on “popular discontent”, said Marc Pierini, … Read more
Chad’s decision to end military cooperation with former colonial power France is the latest downgrade of waning French influence in the Sahel region. Chad has been a key link in France’s military presence in Africa and its last foothold in the Sahel after the forced withdrawal of troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger after … Read more
Gaza rescuers said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis on Saturday that the Israeli military said targeted a “terrorist” involved in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israel said it also struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites along Syria’s border with Lebanon, testing a fragile, days-old ceasefire. Read our liveblog for … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday told his party a February general election would mark a crucial decision on the country’s future. Despite poor showings in the polls for his center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Scholz and party leader Lars Klingbeil promised that the party would turn things around. What the party leaders said “There is … Read more
Vote counting was underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties. “According to the exit polls, Sinn Fein, on the nationalist left, has won the popular vote for the second time in a row in elections in Ireland,” FRANCE … Read more
Rebel forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad have launched their biggest offensive in years this week, controlling a majority of Syria’s second city of Aleppo according to a monitor. The opposition forces’ who managed to capture large parts of Aleppo overnight showed a “total collapse of the Syrian regime forces”, Syrian Center for Political and Strategic … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Friday for NATO to offer guaranteed protections to parts of Ukraine controlled by Kyiv in order to “stop the hot stage of the war.” Zelensky also implied he would be willing to wait to regain the almost one-fifth of his country that Russia’s army has seized, if such a deal … Read more
Thousands of demonstrators protesting the Georgian government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European Union rallied outside the parliament and clashed with police for a second straight night on Friday. Source link
Angry residents protested and lit candles in memory of victims on Friday as Spain marked one month since its worst floods in a generation killed 230 people. Outrage swept the country after the October 29 disaster wrecked homes and businesses leaving thousands of cars piled up in muddy streets in the eastern Valencia region. Source … Read more