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Civilians evacuate an area of the Sheikh Maqsoud neighbourhood, where clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters have been taking place in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on January 10, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Sunday (January 11, 2026) that they agreed under a ceasefire to withdraw…
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A drone view shows buildings in Damascus, after Syrian rebels ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 10, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian Islamist militant group, had been preparing for months for a large-scale offensive against regime forces. The civil war was quiet for years, particularly after the regime…
The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist movement that has long ruled swathes of the country’s northwest. The group has sought to moderate its image in recent years, including by cutting ties with its one-time sponsor Al-Qaeda, but it faces an…
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Government airstrikes in Idlib on Sunday (December 1, 2024) killed at least three civilians, including two children, and wounded 11 others, said the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, which operates in opposition-held areas. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements and struck Idlib city Sunday (December 1, 2024) in…
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Beirut, Lebanon: A monitor of Syria’s war said on Saturday that jihadist rebels now control a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian air strikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the first time since 2016. The rebels have pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed Syrian government since Wednesday, the…
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Aleppo, Syria: Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport and cancelled all flights on Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried out a surprise sweep through government-held towns this…
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Syrian opposition fighters ride in a truck as they enter the village of Anjara, western outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on Thursday (November 28, 2024), part of their major offensive on government-controlled areas in the country’s northwestern Syria. | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of Syrian insurgents pushed on with their advances on government-held areas in the…
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Sydney: Jihadist fighters cut the Damascus to Aleppo highway on Thursday during an offensive that a monitor says killed around 200, including civilians hit by Russian air force strikes. A day earlier, jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions launched a surprise attack on government-held areas of northern Aleppo province, triggering the fiercest…
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All flights in and out of Syria have been cancelled, reports said (Representational) Israeli strikes targeted Syria’s two main airports on Thursday, Syrian state television said, in the first such attack since a Hamas assault on Israel at the weekend triggered fierce fighting. “Israeli aggression targets Damascus and Aleppo airports,” the state television reported on…
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