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Syria rebel leader says will announce 'list' of former officials wanted for tortureSyria's new Islamist leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, announced plans to hold former officials accountable for torturing Syrians. Rewards will be o...
War monitor says Turkish drone strike kills 11 civilians in north SyriaA Turkish drone strike in northern Syria killed 11 civilians, including six children, a day after rebels ousted President Assad. Turkey-bac...
How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ousterAfter 13 years of civil war, Syrian rebels, with perceived Turkish approval, launched a surprise offensive, swiftly capturing Aleppo and Da...
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 President Bashar Al-Assad dead? Reports say his plane has been shot down or crashed due to mechanical failureThe Syrian military has not confirmed his status and has been accused of retreating from significant territories as rebel forces advance.
Damascus embassy of Assad ally Iran vandalisedIran's embassy in Syria was attacked and ransacked after rebels declared the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Looters stole items, and images of Ir...
Syria's government battles multiple rebel uprisingsSyrian President Bashar al-Assad's rule is facing a severe challenge as rebels advance toward Damascus. Iran, a key ally, is reportedly red...
Assad ally Russia says 'terrorist group' cannot be allowed to run SyriaRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, along with Iranian and Turkish officials, convened in Qatar to address the escalating Syrian confli...
Key developments in Syria as rebels say begun 'encircling Damascus'Syrian rebels launched a major offensive, threatening Damascus. Government forces denied retreating but faced advances near Homs and Damasc...
Source close to Hezbollah says group sent 2,000 fighters to SyriaHezbollah deployed 2,000 fighters to the Qusayr region near the Lebanon-Syria border to defend its positions. This comes as Syrian rebels a...
Syria govt loses control of key city DaraaSyrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, marking a significant blow to President Bashar al-Assad’s rule. Daraa, known as t...
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...
Syrian army launches counteroffensive against rebelsSyrian government forces launched a counteroffensive against Islamist-led rebels near Hama after significant losses. Rebels had swiftly cap...
Who is fighting in Syria and why?Syrian rebels have recaptured Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad. The surprise offensive has reignited the Syrian civil war, leading to ...
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...
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...
Syrian rebels return to Aleppo after 8 years: What it means for President Assad and the Middle EastThe ongoing violence in Aleppo has reignited tensions in Syria, as rebel forces launch an offensive against President Assad’s regime. Led b...
Russian air strikes kill 19 civilians in north SyriaRussian air strikes killed 19 civilians in the Aleppo countryside on Thursday, a war monitor said, as jihadists and the Syrian army clashed...
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...