New Delhi:
Involved in regards to the deteriorating scenario in Syria, the Authorities of India put out a late-night advisory to all Indian nationals to fully “keep away from all journey to Syria till additional discover”.
Within the assertion, which shared an emergency helpline quantity and an e mail ID, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs appealed to all Indians presently in Syria to “stay in contact with the Indian Embassy in Damascus”.
New Delhi’s pressing notification additionally said that “Those that can, are suggested to depart (Syria) by the earliest accessible business flights.” For many who can not, the advisory requested them to “observe utmost precaution about their security and limit their actions to the minimal.”
The emergency helpline quantity shared is for the Indian Embassy in Damascus. It’s +963 993385973. This quantity may also be used on WhatsApp the assertion learn, including an emergency e mail ID as properly – which is hoc.damascus@mea.gov.in. Updates shall be shared as soon as the employees is contacted, the advisory said.
Journey advisory for Syria:https://t.co/bOnSP3tS03 pic.twitter.com/zg1AH7n6RB
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) December 6, 2024
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SYRIA – AND HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION
Syria is within the midst of a political turmoil, with the Russia and Iran-backed Bashar Al-Assad regime discovering itself surrounded by insurgent teams and militias that are backed by Turkey. Insurgent forces have, during the last week, pressed a lightning offensive throughout Syria aiming to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad.
The Islamist-led rebels had been on the gates of Syria’s Homs, a struggle monitor informed information company AFP. A number of different Syrian cities have fallen out of presidency management – some with out even a bullet having to be fired.
The offensive by the Islamist rebels have been so swift, that Syria’s second metropolis Aleppo and strategically positioned Hama have already fallen from President Bashar al-Assad’s management. This has occurred for the primary time because the civil struggle started in 2011.
Bashar al-Assad’s clan has dominated Syria for the previous 5 a long time, however for the primary time ever, it has regarded really susceptible to a complete collapse. Ought to the rebels seize Homs, it could minimize the seat of energy within the capital Damascus from the Mediterranean coast, a key bastion of Bashar Assad.
In keeping with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor, by Friday morning (native time), the Islamist rebels had been lower than 5 kilometres from the sting of Homs.
WHO IS BEHIND THIS – AND WHAT IS HIS PAST
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the chief of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham or HTS insurgent alliance, has categorically mentioned that the purpose of this offensive is to overthrow Bashar al-Assad and finish his rule in Syria.
“After we discuss aims, the purpose of the revolution stays the overthrow of this regime. It’s our proper to make use of all accessible means to attain that purpose,” Jolani informed CNN in an interview.
The Islamist insurgent alliance conducting the offensive that started on November 27 is led by HTS, which stems from the Syrian department of the Al Qaeda, however has sought to reasonable its picture in current instances.
Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is often known as the ‘blue-eyed boy’ of ISIS terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. A number of years in the past, he was saved on the notorious US detention facility in Iraq. However al-Jolani, as soon as written-off as a misplaced trigger by the US, has emerged from the shadows. He now finds himself as an influence determine in Syria.
Apparently, the Islamist rebels launched their offensive in Syria the identical day a ceasefire took impact within the struggle between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, which together with Russia and Iran have been agency backers of the Bashar al-Assad authorities.
SYRIA’S FATE HANGS IN THE BALANCE
Turkey, which has prolonged its full assist to the rebels, mentioned on Friday that its International Minister Hakan Fidan shall be assembly his Russian and Iranian counterparts this weekend in Qatar for an emergency dialogue on the scenario in Syria.
In the meantime, the political wing of the HTS-led insurgent coalition has reportedly reached out to Russia and China to assist them of their “battle for liberation” from the decades-old Syrian regime headed by Bashar al-Assad. They’ve reportedly knowledgeable Moscow and Beijing that they wish to formally set up diplomatic ties with each nations.
The overseas ministers of Iran, Iraq, and Syria additionally met on Friday in Baghdad to debate the goings-on in Syria.
Russia, which is closely invested within the struggle in Ukraine, has not but revealed how it’s studying this example and what its subsequent step will probably be, however Moscow has hinted for offering restricted assist to the Bashar Assad regime to defend itself in opposition to the rebels.