As Aleppo falls to rebels, the Kurdish and Christian minorities face growing threats – opinion
Turkey, Iran, and rebel factions fuel ethnic violence in Syria, threatening Kurdish and Christian communities.
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Syrian rebels surround key city Hama on 'three sides', war monitor says
Islamist-led Syrian rebels surrounded the key city of Hama "from three sides" on Wednesday as they continued their offensive ...
A-10s are being spotted in Syria. Here’s how they’re being used.
"The self-defense actions … were in no way related to ongoing operations in and around Aleppo or northwest Syria." ...
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Syrian opposition considering plan to dissolve military factions and establish joint administration
The opposition coalition in Syria on Wednesday said it was considering a plan to dissolve its various military factions and ...
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Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is in mortal danger
Two rebel groups are leading the push. One is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ), which emerged from al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate.
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Truce in Lebanon: Can diplomacy rise from the ruins?
The agreement is based on the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the previous Israeli assault on ...
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Will the fire of the Middle East expand to the South Caucasus?
The Middle East burns…  When on November 24, a U.S.-mediated ceasefire was brokered between Lebanon and Israel, many did not ...
Lawmakers see ‘bad guys on both sides’ in Syria offensive
Senators on both sides of the aisle are holding back from cheering rebel gains against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, ...
In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
The belligerents are the last survivors of Syria’s hugely destructive civil war, which began in 2011 as another Arab Spring revolution, with antigovernment protesters demanding Assad leave.
Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama
The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.
Battles rage around Syria’s Hama as airstrikes hit hospitals, journalists
A group of Syrian journalists headed toward Hama were hit by an airstrike, killing photographer Anas Alkharboutli.
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 ...