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Syria, Aleppo

Syrian insurgency leaders tour seized city of Aleppo

Syrian state SANA news agency on Wednesday said insurgents retreated some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from government-held Hama, Syria’s fourth-largest city, as government troops backed by

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

How a Syrian Rebel Went From an American Jail to Seizing Aleppo

Once affiliated with Islamic State and al Qaeda, rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani professes religious tolerance. Many have doubts.

Barron's · 9h

Syria's Assad Under Strain After Aleppo Loss

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under growing strain as his army suffers setbacks, the economy deteriorates, his support wanes and his government's foreign backers are focused elsewhere.

Syria, Russia

Business Insider on MSN · 11h

Why the Syrian conflict is so important for Russia and Iran

Syria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both bolstered Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime at critical moments.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Russia, US clash at UN over escalation in Syria fighting

Russia and the United States clashed at the United Nations on Tuesday, accusing each other of supporting terrorism during a Security Council meeting convened over a sudden escalation of fighting in Syria.

San Francisco Examiner · 1d

US urges push for Syria de-escalation

The United States called Monday for de-escalation in Syria, where an Islamist-led rebel alliance has wrested swathes of territory from the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government in a lightn

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Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city, piling pressure on Assad and his allies

By Maya Gebeily and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed ...

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Syrian rebels reignite civil war with Assad's allies focused on other fronts

Syria's civil war has exploded back into life after Islamist rebels launched a lightning offensive on the northern city of ...

The New Yorker1d

How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime

A historian explains why U.S. sanctions and Iran and Russia’s entanglements in other wars helped create an opening for rebel ...

Assad regime scrambles to respond to Syrian rebels' offensive

Anti-government fighters are continuing to advance even as Syrian and Russian forces seek to halt their progress.

Russian and Syrian Regime Forces Strike Rebel-Held Territory as Assad Faces Biggest Threat in Years

Airstrikes aim to weaken supply lines feeding a resurgent Islamist rebel movement.

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After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province; Assad says he'll defeat them

Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and ...

Christian Science Monitor2d

Syrian civil war: What rebels’ lightning gains say about Assad regime

Syria’s devastating civil war, responsible for more than 300,000 deaths, was never officially resolved. Lightning gains by ...

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Aleppo Videos Show Syrian Celebrations as Assad's Forces Seem to Retreat

The British-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), said that more than 300 people had been ...

Insurgents seen entering building in Aleppo that appears to be Syrian President Assad’s palace

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Iran is sending regional fighters to Syria. Can they save Assad again?

Fighters from Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias have deployed to Syria to support government forces, but it’s unclear if ...

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Putin 'Letting Syrian Rebels Overthrow Assad': Ex-Trump Intel Chief

Russia appears to be "letting the Syrian rebels overthrow" President Bashar al-Assad according to Richard Grenell, who served ...

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