Dec 09, 2024 10:44 AM IST
New Delhi: All Indian nationals in Syria are secure, folks accustomed to the matter mentioned on Sunday after opposition fighters overthrew the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and took management of the capital Damascus.
The Indian embassy in Damascus continues to stay operational in and is in contact with all Indian nationals, who’re secure, the folks mentioned on situation of anonymity.
“The embassy stays accessible to help Indian nationals in Syria,” one of many folks cited above mentioned.
On Saturday, India had urged about 90 residents in Syria to depart the nation and suggested others to not journey to the West Asian nation following main positive factors by militants led by the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).
The exterior affairs ministry had requested Indian residents who can not go away Syria to “observe utmost precaution about their security and limit their actions to the minimal”.
The militants entered cities near Homs, Syria’s third largest metropolis, on Friday and started shifting alongside a key freeway in the direction of Damascus. A day earlier, the militants captured Homa metropolis earlier than starting their advance in the direction of Homs.
The militants captured Damascus after a lightning marketing campaign that lasted simply 11 days, ending Assad’s 24-year rule. Assad stepped down and fled Syria, although his whereabouts had been unknown.
Syria was as soon as dwelling to a sizeable Indian neighborhood however its measurement shrunk to 92 due to the dragging civil struggle, in line with the web site of the Indian embassy. This consists of 14 nationals working for various UN organisations and NGOs.
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