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Syrian army launches counteroffensive against rebels
Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after ...
Syrian military and rebels battle north of Hama
Intense airstrikes overnight drove Syrian rebels back from the edge of Hama, a major city whose fall would pile pressure on ...
Fighting Rages in Syria as Rebels Advance
Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, ...
Syria's civil war reignites in dramatic fashion as Russia joins airstrikes on rebels who seized Aleppo
Syria's civil war has taken a dramatic turn, with dictator Bashar Assad once again leaning on Russian support after a shock ...
Who are Syria's resurgent rebels?
Syrian rebel forces arrived at the gates of the key city of Hama on Tuesday, as their fighting with the military sparked "a ...
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Syrian Rebels’ Advance Prompts Russia To Retreat From Its Mediterranean Naval Base
With Syrian rebels only 50 miles away, Russia has evacuated all its warships from Tartus, its only naval base in the ...
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.
With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely
Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance ...
Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon's Hezbollah stays out, sources say
At least 300 fighters, primarily from Iraq's Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the ...
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Aleppo's Kurds fear displacement as thousands flee rebels in Tel Rifaat
Tel Rifaat itself had been captured by Kurdish fighters from Syrian rebels in 2016, prompting many Syrian Arabs in the area ...