First international commercial flight since Assad's ouster lands in Syria
Wednesday, 8 January 2025 () The Qatar Airways flight landed at Damascus International Airport. Many passengers were Syrian nationals coming come for the first time in more than a decade.
Syrians at Damascus airport greet relatives with tears of joy, while others dance and sing and carry balloons and flowers, as international flights resume at Syria's main airport for the first time since the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad last month.
Several EU member states have suspended asylum claims from Syrians following the collapse of the Assad regime. But what next?
Euronews spoke with a Syrian refugee in Berlin, Amnesty International in Rome and the NGO Relive for Syrian Refugees in Paris.
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In one of Israel's most daring and high-stakes operations, 120 elite commandos from the Israeli Air Force infiltrated and destroyed an underground Iranian missile manufacturing facility deep within Syria. Codenamed Operation Many Ways, the mission targeted a facility used by Iran to produce precision missiles for Hezbollah and the Assad regime. Learn how the operation was executed with precision, from strategic planning to the dramatic destruction of the facility.
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Israel conducted airstrikes on Syrian defense facilities near Aleppo, targeting sites in al-Safira. Explosions caused significant material damage, though no casualties have been reported. Additional strikes occurred near Quneitra. The strikes come amid political instability following the recent overthrow of Assad's regime.
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