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US strikes on Syria underscore scale of challenge for its PresidentU.S. and Jordanian forces launched over 70 airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Syria, targeting infrastructure and weapons sites....
How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria's governmentRebel forces swiftly overthrew the Assad dynasty in Syria after a 13-year conflict. The insurgents launched an offensive in late November, ...
Syrian rebels seize fourth city, close in on Homs in threat to Assad's ruleSyrian rebels seized control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising, marking the fourth city lost by Assad's forces in a week. Rebel...
Foreign armies in Syria and how they came to be thereForeign powers have been deeply involved in the Syrian conflict since 2011. Turkey supports rebel groups and opposes Kurdish forces, while ...
Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government's counteroffensive against insurgentsIranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to support the Assad government against a strong insurgent offensive led by Hayat Tahr...
Syria insurgents breach second largest city of Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor saySyrian insurgents have breached Aleppo after blowing up two car bombs and are clashing with government forces. Insurgents have seized contr...
Why did Syria's civil war reignite?Syrian opposition fighters have made a significant advance in Aleppo, capturing most of the city and controlling wide areas across Hama, Id...
Assad's army, Russian forces pound Syria's rebel-held northwest regionRussian and Syrian jets have conducted intensive bombings on the rebel-held city of Idlib, targeting insurgent hideouts while resulting in ...
Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroupThousands of Syrian insurgents entered Aleppo with little resistance from government troops, raising their flags over the Aleppo Citadel. A...
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria's 13-year war and why it mattersThe Syrian civil war reignites with a significant rebel offensive on Aleppo, involving the terrorist-designated group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham....
Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in monthsIsrael conducted deadly strikes in Aleppo, killing a Hezbollah commander in Lebanon amid escalating conflict with Iran's proxies. Airstrike...
Russian air strikes kills nine, injures dozens in Syria's IdlibAccording to the CNN, Russian military flights over the country have shown marked aggression in the past few months. In April, Russian pilo...
Russia's Syria intervention provided hints for Ukraine warObservers say Russia's brazen military intervention in Syria and the impunity with which it was met emboldened Vladimir Putin. They say it ...
Airstrike on rebel training camp in northwestern Syria kills more than 50 fightersThe airstrike in the northwestern part of Idlib province, the last rebel enclave in Syria, targeted a military training camp for Failaq al-...
Airstrikes again hit Syria's rebel area, displace thousandsThe violence at the edge of Idlib province is the most serious breach of the cease-fire in place since early March, when an agreement betwe...
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soarTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced his country had opened its western borders to migrants and refugees hoping to ...
ISIS still dangerous, could attempt retribution attack after Baghdadi's killing: USThe head of US Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, speaking to reporters after the Pentagon released video and photos of the US spec...
Pentagon releases video, photos of Baghdadi raidThe Pentagon also released video of airstrikes on a group of unknown fighters on the ground who opened fire on the helicopters that ferried...
How US weaponry is turning Syrian conflict into proxy warSeveral US-aided units have come under direct fire by the Russians. But they claim to have held their territory, with the help of TOW missi...
Syrian army advances in west after Russian strikes: ReportsSyrian news agency SANA said Tal Skik was now under Syrian army control after an 'extensive military operation' on the ground backed by Rus...