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Western Syria Clashes (December 2024–present)
Following the fall of the Assad regime after several offensives launched by opposition groups between late November and early December 2024, clashes between Assad loyalists and incumbent Syrian caretaker government forces have occurred primarily in hold-outs in the Alawite-majority Tartus and Latakia Governorates, as well as in western Hama and Homs Governorates. The government took action through pursuing Assadist officers and officials in villages within western Syria. The clashes were triggered by the proliferation of videos on social media showing footage of an attack on the Abu Abdullah al-Hussein al-Khusseibi shrine in Aleppo, which occurred in November. The incitement of violence and civil unrest among Alawite communities by Assadist elements has led to the formation of Alawite insurgent groups in Western Syria. Following the collapse of the Assad regime, there were frequent demands of vengeance against individuals involved with the deposed Ba'athist regime acro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murhaf Abu Qasra
Major General Murhaf Abu Qasra (), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Abu Hassan al-Hamawi and Abu Hassan 600, is a Syrian military officer and politician who is currently serving as Minister of Defense in the Syrian transitional government since 21 December 2024. His appointment comes as part of a broader effort to institutionalise and unify the military forces of the former Syrian opposition. Early life and education Abu Qasra holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering. Before the outbreak of the Syrian civil war, he worked in his field of study. With the escalation of the conflict, he utilized his engineering expertise to support the armed opposition. Career Abu Qasra emerged as a prominent figure in the military efforts of the opposition forces. He served as a military capabilities engineer, organizing and leading operations in opposition-held areas. Over the years, he gained recognition for his role in coordinating and executing key military strategies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Huweija
Ibrahim Huweija () is a Syrian former intelligence officer who served as head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate from 1987 until 2002 and was accused in the 1977 murder of Kamal Jumblatt. Early life Ibrahim Huweija was born in the village of Ayn Shiqaq near Jableh. Role during the Assad regime He first served as an officer under Hafez al-Assad and was promoted to the head of the Air Force Intelligence Directorate, which he served from 1987 until 2002, when he was "dismissed" by Bashar al-Assad. Walid Jumblatt, the head of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party, accused Huweija of involvement in the 1977 murder of Kamal Jumblatt, his father, while testifying before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon in 2015. Huweija was also accused of other assassinations. Capture Huweija was captured in Jableh in March 2025, during the March 2025 Western Syria clashes March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassam Hussam Al-Din
Bassam is an Arabic name and a given name roughly meaning "one who smiles". More accurately, it is the Arabic name "Basem" (often incorrectly written in English as Bassem) that translates to "one who smiles". Basem is the agent noun of the Arabic verb with the root ba-sa-ma, which means to smile. The name "Bassam" is the ''exaggerated form'' of the agent noun (Arabic: صيغه مبالغه), and would therefore roughly translates to "one who smiles profusely". The name is most common in the Levant. Notable people with the name include: Notable people named Bassam * Bassam Frangieh (born 1950), scholar of Arabic literature and culture * Bassam Jamous, Syrian archaeologist * Bassam Kousa (born 1963), Syrian actor * Bassam Abdel Majeed (born 1950), Syrian minister * Bassam Abdullah bin Bushar al-Nahdi (born 1976), Yemeni wanted by the US FBI * Bassam Saba (1958–2020), Lebanese musician * Bassam Shakaa (1930-2019), Palestinian politician * Bassam as-Salhi (born 1960), General Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Kanjo Hassan
Mohammed Kanjo Hassan (; born ) is a Syrian former major general who served as head of Syria's military field court and chief of military justice across Syria. Kanjo Hassan would sentence people to Sednaya Prison, earning him the nickname "the Butcher of Sednaya". On 26 December 2024, Kanjo Hassan was arrested by the Military Operations Command after a gunfight between Syrian security forces and Kanjo Hassan loyalists. Role during the Assad regime Kanjo Hassan was the head of Syria's military field court from 2011 to 2014. Later on, Kanjo Hassan was promoted to chief of military justice across Syria, During his tenure in the military field court, Kanjo Hassan was accused of extorting detainees’ families in order to obtain money from them, amassing $150 million from bribes paid by relatives of detainees desperate for information on their loved ones. During his role as prosecutor for the military courts, Kanjo Hassan was responsible for issuing various death sentences, lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghiath Dalla
Ghiath Suleiman Dalla () is a Syrian former military officer who served as chief of staff in the 4th Armoured Division of the Syrian Arab Army and is the head of the Military Council for the Liberation of Syria, an organization formed in March 2025 to combat the post-Assad government. Military service He first served as an officer in the 4th Armoured Division. During the Syrian civil war Rif Dimashq campaign (2011-2018) Ghiath Dalla participated in multiple campaigns across the western and eastern Ghouta regions in Rif Dimashq, which earned him the nickname "Lion of the Ghoutas" in pro-government media. Dalla commanded the Ghaith Forces against rebel positions in Damascus's Qaboun, Barzeh, and Tishrin neighborhoods on 18 February 2017. On 17 July 2017, Dalla was assigned to arrive at Jobar and Ein Tarma to assist the Republican Guard and other units in capturing opposition-held Jobar. He was supposed to have been present at the start of the Jobar offensive, but wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miqdad Fatiha
Miqdad Louay Fatiha (, also transliterated as Muqdad Fatiha) is a former commander of the Republican Guard and head of the Coastal Shield Brigade, a Neo-Ba'athist insurgent group which operates in Latakia Governorate. Role during the Assad regime Fatiha served in the Republican Guard as part of the 25th Special Mission Forces Division during the Syrian Civil War. He has been accused of committing various crimes, including drug trafficking, torture, kidnapping, bribery, and murder. He appeared in recordings during battles in the civil war, such as during the Deterrence of Aggression offensives, where he commentated on the course of battles and justified Syrian Arab Armed Forces (SAAF) military retreats. Post-Assad On 6 February 2025, he declared the formation of the Coastal Shield Brigade in a recording in the mountains of Latakia Governorate in response to violations committed against Alawites, during which he threatened to attack the transitional government inside and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Arab
''The New Arab'' or ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' () is a London-based pan-Arab news outlet owned by Qatari company Fadaat Media. It launched an Arabic-language website in March 2014 and an Arabic language daily newspaper in September 2014. The English version of its website is ''The New Arab''. In 2015, Fadaat launched Al Araby (TV channel), Al Araby TV Network as a counterweight to Al Jazeera Media Network, Al Jazeera and its perceived bias. History Amid tensions between Qatari emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the director of Al Jazeera, Tamim launched ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'', headed by the emir's closest advisor Azmi Bishara. According to Lina Khatib, Professor Lina Khatib, Al-Jazeera's association with the Muslim Brotherhood and its reputation as a mouthpiece for the Syrian revolution had hurt the channel's credibility. With the launch, Tamim was seeking to establish a voice independent of his parents. ''Al-Araby Al-Jadeed'' was officially launched in March 2014 as a new media p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Al-Shami
Ahmad () is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other English spellings of the name include Ahmed. It is also used as a surname. Etymology The word derives from the root ( ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad, Hamed, and Hamad. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nature. Over the centuries, some Islamic scholars have suggested the name's parallel is in the word 'Paraclete' from the Biblical text,"Isa", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Othman (politician)
On May 20, 2021, Joseph "Joey" Borgen, a 29-year old Jewish man, was assaulted and beaten in an antisemitic hate crime while heading to a pro-Israel rally in New York City. Borgen was wearing a yarmulke, a visible Jewish skullcap. Five pro-Palestinian activists were arrested and found guilty for the attack and received sentences of up to 7 years in prison. The attack took place during the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis and drew national attention amid a rise of antisemitic assaults in the United States during the crisis. The attack drew widespread condemnation from American political leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Background From May 10 to 21, 2021, there was a major outbreak of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, marked by Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. As the fighting intensified, synagogues were vandalized in Illinois, Arizona, California and Utah, and Holocaust museums were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Kneifati
Mustafa () is one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the name means "chosen, selected, appointed, preferred", used as an Arabic given name and surname. Mustafa is a common name in the Muslim world. Given name Moustafa * Moustafa Amar (born 1966), Egyptian musician and actor * Moustafa Bayoumi (born 1966), American writer * Moustafa Farroukh (1901-1957), Lebanese painter * Moustafa Madbouly (born 1966), Prime Minister of Egypt * Moustafa Al-Qazwini (born 1961), an Islamic scholar and religious leader * Moustafa Reyadh (born 1941), Egyptian football player * Moustafa Shakosh (born 1986), Syrian football player * Moustafa Ahmed Shebto (born 1986), Qatari athlete Moustapha * Moustapha Akkad (1930-2005), Syrian American film producer * Moustapha Alassane (1942-2015), Nigerien filmmaker * Moustapha Agnidé (born 1981), Beninese footballer * Moustapha Bokoum (born 1999), Belgian footballer * Moustapha Lamrabat (born 1983), Moroccan-Flemish photographer * Moustapha Nia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
