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Internally displaced people arrive at a camp in Tabqa city, Raqqa governorate, northern Syria | Photo Credit: AP Thousands of people fled the Central Syrian City of Homs overnight and into Friday (December 6, 2024) morning, a war monitor and residents said, as rebel forces sought to push their lightning offensive against Government forces further…
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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 forces lost control of Syria’s second city Aleppo on Sunday (December 1, 2024) for the first time since the country’s civil conflict began, a war monitor said, after a lightning offensive dealt a severe blow to President Bashar al-Assad. An Islamist-dominated rebel alliance launched its assault on forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government…
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For over a decade, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria seemed to have weathered the storm of a brutal civil war with help from powerful allies like Russia and Iran. The 59-year-old Syrian president’s grip on power appeared resolute, despite the chaos around the country. Yet, much like the slogan “Our leader forever” during the…
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Syrian Islamist rebels, spearheaded by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), launched a massive offensive against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime this past week. This surprise assault, the largest in years, has led to the capture of over 50 towns and villages in northern Syria and “large parts” of Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city. HTS and allied rebel forces…
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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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