Bashar al-Assad

Clarissa Ward did not care to give the context that contrary to her claims, the man rescued was an intelligence officer of the Assad regime, who operated checkpoints in Homs notorious for "theft, extortion and coercing residents into becoming informants".

These operations extended beyond Damascus with strikes in Daraa and Suwayda Governorates in southern Syria.

The situation in Syria remains a focal point for all the neighbouring nations after Syrian rebels on Sunday entered the capital Damascus, forcing Assad to flee, ending his over two-decade rule in the country.

Despite the ongoing crisis in Syria, the Indian Embassy continues to remain operational in Damascus

American president-elect Donald Trump has said that USA has nothing to do with it conflict in Syria, and US forces should not get involved in the conflict.