Leader of Islamist rebels that ousted Assad says people should ‘express their joy’ after Friday prayersTurkey has tasked a temporary charge d’affaires with reopening its embassy in Syria, according to the state-run media Anadolu Agency.
The Turkish Embassy in Damascus suspended operations in 2012 amid concerns over escalating security problems during the Syrian civil war.The Associated Press has spoken to Travis Timmerman, the American citizen found this week in the suburbs of Damascus and who said he had been detained seven months earlier after crossing into the country by foot during a Christian pilgrimage. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/13/middle-east-crisis-live-syria-gaza-israel-lebanon-latest-updates
Author : Guardian international staff
Publish date : 2024-12-13 10:03:14
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