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Syrian forces battle insurgents

The New York Times · 2h

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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 10h

Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama

Syria said Wednesday its counteroffensive has pushed back insurgents attempting to advance to the strategic central city of Hama, while the insurgency says it captured more Syrian troops and Iran-backed militants in fierce battles.

Reuters on MSN · 18h

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 close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia and Syria launch airstrikes in northern Syria

Newsweek on MSN · 8h

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.

Seattle Times · 1d

Russia and Iran pledge support for Syria’s Assad against advancing rebels

A patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of western and northwestern Syria. It’s unclear how much support weakened allies can provide.

Associated Press · 1d

Russia and Syria launch airstrikes in northern Syria as rebels advance

As Syrian and Russian jets continue pounding targets, two airstrikes hit a group of four hospitals and the health directorate building in Idlib city, according to the Syrian Civil Defense that operates in opposition-held areas,

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 ...

The Economist2h

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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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 ...

The Washington Post on MSN2h

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 ...

Syrian opposition says advance aims to protect civilians from Assad regime

The rapid seizure by opposition groups of Aleppo and other areas is meant to 'liberate' cities and villages where Syrians ...

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Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syrian government and opposition to end conflict

Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile ...

2d

Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo

Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden ...

1d

Rebel offensive boosts Turkey’s influence in Syria

Ankara, long a backer of opposition groups, sees chance to push back Kurdish militants and force Assad to negotiate ...

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