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Syrian crisis timeline: Assad's fall followed years of bloodshed and divisionSyria's nearly 14-year civil war ended with the unexpected collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Sparked by 2011 protests, the conflict esc...- Israel army says deploying in Syria buffer zoneThe Israeli military said Sunday it had deployed forces to a demilitarised buffer zone in southwest Syria abutting the Israeli-annexed Gola...
- Who is Syria's Jolani, man behind Assad’s fall, known for his moderate approach but was once an extremist because of 9/11 attackersAbu Mohammad al-Jolani Syria: HTS leader, al-Jolani, spearheaded a swift offensive, capturing Aleppo from Syrian government forces. He aims...
- US will remain in eastern Syria and seek to prevent IS resurgence, Pentagon saysThe US affirms its commitment to maintaining its presence in eastern Syria to counter a potential Islamic State resurgence. Following Syria...
- Syria's Jolani: From jihadist to pragmatistAbu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of the Islamist alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), spearheaded a rebel offensive that ousted Syrian Presid...
- Syria's Abu Mohammed al-Jolani: From jihadist to pragmatistAbu Mohammed al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an extremist group with roots in al-Qaeda, is spearheading an offensive to ov...
- Syria war monitor says rebels control most of AleppoJihadist-led rebels captured Aleppo's airport and nearby towns, taking control of much of the city. The offensive killed at least 327 peopl...
- In his final days in office, U.S president Joe Biden has new problem in hand; here's what it isIn the final days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Syria faces a new upheaval as Turkish-backed rebels and jihadist groups push into Assad-contro...
- Jihadists, allies breach Syria's second city in lightning assaultJihadists and Turkish-backed allies seized significant parts of Aleppo, Syria, causing regime forces to withdraw. The offensive led to heav...
- Syria's second city slips from government control: MonitorAleppo, Syria's second-largest city, has fallen out of government control for the first time in a decade following a surprise rebel advance...
- Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down another US MQ-9 droneOn Sunday, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed to have downed another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, though the U.S. military has not confirmed this...
- Islamic State chief blows himself up during US raid in SyriaThe operation was the biggest blow to the jihadist organisation since his predecessor, the better-known Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in...
- 24 Chadian troops killed in suspected jihadist attackJihadists from Boko Haram and a rival splinter group, the Islamic State West Africa Province, have been using the region for years as a hav...
- Ten years on, Tunisia is Arab Spring's only successEven so, recent popular movements that toppled leaders in Lebanon, Iraq, Algeria and Sudan have drawn inspiration from the uprisings.
- French forces kill leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic MaghrebDroukdel was killed on Thursday near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out attacks and abductions of...
- What impact is coronavirus having on Middle East conflicts?The United Nations has appealed for ceasefires in all the major conflicts rocking the planet, with its chief Antonio Guterres on Friday war...
- Syria's deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 livesBacked by Russian air strikes, the forces of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are pressing a battle to retake IS- controlled areas in the ...
- Islamic State vows to defeat Russia in Syria as strikes intensifyThe Islamic State group vowed Tuesday to attack Russia and defeat it, as Moscow announced it had intensified its air campaign against jihad...
- US drops ammo to anti-IS rebels as Syria regime advancesA US-led coalition has for the past year carried out air strikes on IS, which controls swathes of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
- Barack Obama’s anti-IS partners have dubious track records in combating jihadistsDeep-seated sectarian and regional power rivalries in the Middle East present myriad stumbling blocks in the monumental new endeavour.
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