Assad, Aleppo and Syria

Daniel DePetris: After rebels retake Aleppo, is Bashar Assad on his way out?
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
It took Assad four years to capture Aleppo – Syrian rebels could take it back within hours
For the first time since 2012, Assad is on his own. It took his forces four years to capture Aleppo – the rebels had taken it back within hours. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 3 months with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Watch Syrian rebels storm Assad’s palace and rifle through dictator’s bedroom drawers after seizing second city Aleppo
Assad’s palace and rifle through his bedroom drawers. The humiliating footage for the ruthless dictator comes as Islamist troops
Syrian rebels launch surprise offensive against Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Syrian rebels have launched a surprise offensive against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a significant escalation in Syria’s civil war, which is raising concerns about a potential wider regional conflict in the Middle East.
Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted
Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative and seize new territory.
Syrian rebels seize Aleppo in surprise offensive
Rebels captured Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo, over the weekend and advanced toward Hama in a surprise incursion that reignited Syria's 13-year-old civil war and embarrassed President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Aleppo’s sudden fall reveals stark realities in Syria
But, following a ceasefire agreement negotiated in 2020 by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian leader Vladimir ...
Will Syria's Rebels Topple Assad? How War Could Develop
Turkey will be the key player in ending the rebel push by Syrian insurgents against President Bashar al-Assad.
Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroup
A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized control of ...
Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded
President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded by Syrian rebels • Airstrikes in northwestern Syria kill 25 people ...
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 ...
Al-Golani tours seized city of Aleppo in Syria; battles intensify near Hama
The leader of Syria's most powerful insurgent group toured the seized city of Aleppo on Wednesday in a surprise visit the ...
Insurgents in Syria topple a statue of President Assad’s brother in Aleppo
A statue of the brother of Syrian President Bashar Assad appeared to be toppled over in the city of Aleppo. Footage filmed by ...
What Tulsi Gabbard Has Said About Syria's Assad as Insurgents Seize Aleppo
Gabbard met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017 and two years later she said he was "not the enemy" of the U.S.
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Assad's son defends his PhD thesis at Moscow State University
Assad, the eldest son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in mathematics ...