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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] |
Office Of Foreign Assets Control
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is a financial intelligence and enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Treasury, United States Treasury Department. It administers and enforces economic and trade economic sanctions, sanctions in support of U.S. National Security of the United States, national security and Foreign policy of the United States, foreign policy objectives. Under Executive order, presidential national emergency powers, OFAC carries out its activities against foreign governments, organizations (including terrorist groups and drug cartels), and individuals deemed a threat to U.S. national security. Founded in 1950 as the Division of Foreign Assets Control, since 2004 OFAC has operated under the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence within the Treasury Department. It is primarily composed of intelligence targeters and lawyers. While many of OFAC's targets are broadly set by the White House, most individual cases are developed as a re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rif Dimashq Offensive (February–April 2018)
The Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018), code-named Operation Damascus Steel, was a military offensive launched by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in February 2018 in a bid to capture the rebel-held eastern Ghouta suburb during the Syrian civil war. East Ghouta, a pocket of towns and farms, had been under government siege since 2013 and had been a major rebel stronghold in the vicinity of the capital of Damascus. According to the United Nations, nearly 400,000 people live in East Ghouta. On 14 April, the Syrian Army fully captured the Eastern Ghouta pocket. Before the offensive had concluded, the Associated Press reported that the capture of the whole rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave would represent one of the most significant victories for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the civil war, and the worst setback for the rebels since their defeat in the Battle of Aleppo in late 2016. Similarly, Reuters stated the capture of Eastern Ghouta would represent the biggest pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Officer
An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer (NCO), or a warrant officer. However, absent contextual qualification, the term typically refers only to a force's ''commissioned officers'', the more senior members who derive their authority from a commission from the head of state. Numbers The proportion of officers varies greatly. Commissioned officers typically make up between an eighth and a fifth of modern armed forces personnel. In 2013, officers were the senior 17% of the British armed forces, and the senior 13.7% of the French armed forces. In 2012, officers made up about 18% of the German armed forces, and about 17.2% of the United States armed forces. Historically armed forces have generally had much lower proportions of officers. During the First World War, fewer than 5% of British soldiers were officers (partly becaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Syria Clashes (March 2025–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 forces of the Syrian caretaker government have occurred, primarily with hold-outs in the Alawite-majority Tartus and Latakia Governorates as well as in the western parts of the 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 Ba'athist Syria, there were frequent demands of vengeance against individuals involved with the deposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
2024 Hama Offensive
The 2024 Hama offensive was a military operation launched by forces of the Syrian Salvation Government (SSG) and Turkey, Turkish-backed rebel groups of the Syrian Interim Government (SIG) during the 2024 Syrian opposition offensive, a phase of the Syrian civil war. The operation, which was launched by the Military Operations Command (Syria), Military Operations Command, took place in the Hama Governorate. On 5 December 2024, opposition forces captured Hama. Background On 27 November 2024, Syrian opposition groups led by Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) launched an offensive on Syrian government, pro-government forces in northwestern Syria. This marked the first major offensive by any faction in the conflict since the Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019–March 2020), March 2020 Idlib ceasefire. The operation resulted in the rapid capture of dozens of villages by Syrian opposition, opposition forces and a significant weakening of pro-government defenses. According to the Syrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Aleppo (2024)
On 29 November 2024, Syrian opposition group Tahrir al-Sham, along with allied Turkish-backed groups in the Military Operations Command, entered the Syrian government-held city of Aleppo. The battle began on the third day of a large-scale rebel offensive. It was the first time fighting had broken out in the city since the earlier battle, which began in 2012 and ended in 2016 when the Assad administration pushed rebels out of the city. On 30 November 2024, opposition groups captured most of the city amidst the collapse of pro-government forces. Coinciding with the lightning-speed takeover of Aleppo, the rebels pushed into the countryside of northern Hama; the whole city of Hama eventually fell to the rebels on December 5. Background After the battle from 2012 to 2016, Syrian government forces did not develop or increase the military defenses of the city even though rebel forces continued to operate to Aleppo's west. Instead, the pro-government groups engaged in corrupti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Syrian Opposition Offensives
On 27 November 2024, a coalition of Syrian opposition to Bashar al-Assad, Syrian revolutionary factions called the Military Operations Command led by Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and supported by allied Turkey, Turkish-backed groups in the Syrian National Army (SNA) launched an offensive against the Ba'athist Syria, Ba'athist regime's armed forces in Idlib Governorate, Idlib, Aleppo Governorate, Aleppo and Hama Governorates in Syria. Codenamed Deterrence of Aggression by HTS, this was the first military offensive campaign launched by opposition forces in the Syrian civil war since the Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019 – March 2020)#Second Russia–Turkey ceasefire, March 2020 Idlib ceasefire. It initially began as a localised offensive targeting towns in the Idlib and Aleppo countryside, later evolving into a nationwide campaign that culminated in the toppling of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. On 29 November 2024, HTS and later the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) entered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria TV (Fadaat Media)
Syria TV () is a Syrian television network owned and operated by the Qatari Fadaat Media network. It was launched in March 2018 in Istanbul, where its headquarters are currently located, as a pro-Syrian opposition network, during the Syrian revolution. It broadcasts a variety of programs and news shows in Arabic, covering society, politics, entertainment and culture. Syria TV, according to the station's profile, aims at "bridging the spaces and gaps between the members of the Syrian nation.", by trying to reflect the conditions Syrians encounter, both inside Syria and abroad. The channel is said to being funded by Syrian and Arab businessmen. The current CEO of the channel is Hamza al-Mustafa. Programming Syria TV station broadcast programs discussing Syrian people issues, whether inside or outside Syria, along with airing other variety programs discussing different issues, whether political, social, economic, and/or cultural. Reunion A daily window overlooking at Syriansâ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Daraa Offensive
The 2021 Daraa offensive was an offensive between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces in the Daraa Governorate, as part of the Daraa insurgency. The offensive saw heavy clashes throughout the governorate, particularly in the Daraa al-Balad neighborhood, which was besieged by government troops. The clashes were the fiercest Daraa had witnessed since the Syrian Army 2018 offensive. Background The southern city of Daraa, Daraa al-Balad, was the same place where the civil uprising against the Syrian government started back in March 2011. Therefore, it was a major blow for the rebels when they were defeated in the province in 2018. Reconciliation deals were made and the rebels had to hand over their weapons to the Syrian Army. Those militants who did not accept the deal were transferred to the Idlib Governorate. Despite recapturing all lost territories, the Syrian Army was not able to deploy troops across the entire province. This caused rising insurgency attacks and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwestern Syria Offensive (April–August 2019)
The 2019 northwestern Syria offensive, codenamed "Dawn of Idlib" (), was a military operation launched on 30 April 2019 by the Syrian Armed Forces and its allies against rebel groups in northwestern Syria during the Syrian civil war in a region known as "Greater Idlib", consisting of northwest Hama, southern Idlib and northeastern Latakia provinces. The government's main objectives were to open the M5 highway and to expel non-compliant militant groups, particularly the internationally proscribed al-Qaeda-linked group known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), from the 15–20 km demilitarized zone demarcated by Turkey and the Russian Federation at Sochi in 2018. The offensive was seen by both parties as crucial to the outcome of the war. On 1 August 2019, the Syrian government declared that it would halt its operation on Idlib on the next day. In response, Tahrir al-Sham stated that the truce proved "the failure of the criminal regime’s military operation against the lib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleppo Today
Aleppo (Halab) Today () is a Syrian television news channel. The channel's broadcast features music and images with a news ticker running at the bottom of the screen that provides important updates to the citizens of Aleppo. The channel originally broadcast from Aleppo but in 2012 moved its operations outside of Syria to Istanbul, Turkey due to pressure from the Ba'athist regime. The channel broadcasts on Nilesat Egyptian Satellites Co SAE or Nilesat (; or , ) is a company and the name of a series of Egyptian communications satellites. It was established in 1996 by the government of Egypt with the purpose of operating Egyptian satellites and their associ ... and online. Operations The channel relies on a network of correspondents in and around Aleppo and a staff that works three shifts to provide 24-hour coverage, focusing particularly on military developments in the area. Staff Many of the reporters and editors working for the channel have remained anonymous, but some of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
