The New Yorker23h
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 ...
Syria’s insurgency leader tours seized city of Aleppo, as fierce battles intensify near Hama
The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, for the first ...
Amid opposition forces' offensive, are Russian military bases in Syria at risk?
Assad’s forces on the defensive, the prized Russian military bases in Syria no longer appear to be impenetrable fortresses ...
Syrian military and rebels battle north of key city of Hama
Overnight, pro-government reinforcements drove Syrian rebels back from the edge of Hama, a key city whose fall would mark a ...
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, ...
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.
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 ...
The Telegraph14h
Syrian insurgents capture four central towns as government forces reclaim some territory
Syrian insurgents captured four new towns early Tuesday, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama, opposition ...
Syrian rebels take over Aleppo: What about the rest of the country?
The surprise offensive by rebels in Syria has shifted the front lines settled in 2020. While the opposition forces led by ...
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.