DAMASCUS — Syria's new government thanked eight countries on Thursday for swiftly reopening their diplomatic missions after a lightning rebel offensive ousted president Bashar al-Assad at the weekend.
DAMASCUS — Syria's new government thanked eight countries on Thursday for swiftly reopening their diplomatic missions after a lightning rebel offensive ousted president Bashar al-Assad at the weekend.The offensive, which took just 10 days to sweep across Syria and take the capital Damascus, stunned the world and brought an end to more than a half a century of brutal rule by the Assad clan.
'The portraits of toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and his later father Hafez al-Assad hang outside the Baath party offices in Damascus as a rebel fighter stands guard, on December 12, 2024. AFP PHOTOAfter the rebels took Damascus, an 'armed group' entered the residence of Italy's ambassador in Damascus and stole three cars, the Italian government said on Sunday.Qatar announced on Wednesday it would 'soon' reopen its embassy in Damascus.
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