Asma al-Assad, wife of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is suffering from a serious illness. According to The Telegraph, Asma has blood cancer i.e. leukemia. Doctors have said that her chances of survival are only 50%. British-born Asma al-Assad was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. After treatment, she declared herself cancer-free. Currently, she is being treated in isolation. Asma married Assad in December 2000. Asma and Assad have three children, named Hafiz, Jean and Karim. Asma was born in London in 1975 to Syrian parents. She has dual citizenship of Britain and Syria. Strict sanctions on Bashar al-Assad in Russia
The situation worsened after the civil war and rebellion started in Syria in 2011. Recently, Bashar al-Assad and his family left Syria and went to Russia after 11 days of attack by rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Now they are taking refuge in Moscow. According to the report, Russia has given asylum to Assad with strict conditions. He cannot go out of Moscow and is banned from participating in any political activity. Apart from this, his assets have also been frozen. Speculation of divorce of Bashar and Asma According to reports, Asma al-Assad is not happy and has expressed her desire to settle in London with her children. Some reports have claimed that she has also filed for divorce from Bashar al-Assad. Also, has sought special permission to leave Russia. This matter is currently pending with the Russian authorities. However, the Kremlin has rejected these claims. Read the full news… America removed the bounty on Syrian rebel Julani
The US has removed the $10 million (Rs 85 crore) bounty on Abu Mohammad al Julani, the leader of the Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). US officials took this decision after meeting with HTS leaders in Syria. US Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said that this decision has been taken after President Bashar al-Assad was ousted from power. A US team had reached Syria after the fall of the Assad government. It was led by Barbara Leaf. US officials also met HTS chief Abu Julani on the morning of 21 December. Barbara Leaf said that the talks with HTS leaders were very good and successful. The US declared HTS a ‘terrorist’ organization in the year 2018. A year before this, a bounty was placed on Abu Julani. According to reports, the US is also considering removing the HTS group from the list of terrorist organizations. ———————————————— Read this news related to Bashar al-Assad too… Assad spoke for the first time after the coup in Syria: I did not betray my people, I wanted to fight, I was compelled to leave the country. Sunni rebels in Syria captured the capital Damascus on 8 December. Just before this, President Bashar al-Assad left the country and fled to Russia. This is the first statement he has made after this incident. Read the full news here…
