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Syrian forces battle insurgents

The New York Times · 2h

Syrian Forces Battle Rebels Outside Key City of Hama

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

The Associated Press on MSN · 6h

Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama

Syrian forces are battling insurgents just north of the strategic central city of Hama where they are attempting to advance after seizing most of Aleppo.

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Syrian Insurgents Capture Four Towns, Push Toward Hama

Syrian insurgents seized four towns on Tuesday in a big push toward the central city of Hama, opposition activists reported.

Assad, Syria

The Economist · 1h

Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is in mortal danger

Two rebel groups are leading the push. One is Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ), which emerged from al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate. It cut ties with the jihadist group in 2017 and has since set up a provisional government in rebel-held Idlib province in north-west Syria. The other faction, the Syrian National Army ( SNA ), is a Turkish proxy.

Syria's Assad Under Strain After Aleppo Loss

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is under growing strain as his army suffers setbacks, the economy deteriorates, his support wanes and his government's foreign backers are focused elsewhere.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 1d

Assad blamed for Syrian uprising

The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own people and hold dialogue with the opposition, the Turkish foreign minister said Monday.

Russia and Syria launch airstrikes in northern Syria

The Washington Post on MSN · 1h

Iran is sending regional fighters to Syria. Can they save Assad again?

Fighters from Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias have deployed to Syria to support government forces, but it’s unclear if they are capable of turning the tide.

Seattle Times · 1d

Russia and Iran pledge support for Syria’s Assad against advancing rebels

A patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of western and northwestern Syria. It’s unclear how much support weakened allies can provide.

Associated Press · 1d

Russia and Syria launch airstrikes in northern Syria as rebels advance

As Syrian and Russian jets continue pounding targets, two airstrikes hit a group of four hospitals and the health directorate building in Idlib city, according to the Syrian Civil Defense that operates in opposition-held areas,

The New Yorker23h

How the Syrian Opposition Shocked the Assad Regime

A historian explains why U.S. sanctions and Iran and Russia’s entanglements in other wars helped create an opening for rebel ...

35m

Syrian insurgency leaders tour seized city of Aleppo

Syrian state SANA news agency on Wednesday said insurgents retreated some 20 kilometers (12 miles) from government-held Hama, ...

3h

With Assad Challenged, a Push to Cut Syria’s Ties to Iran Grows More Unlikely

Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance ...

1don MSN

Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syrian government and opposition to end conflict

Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile ...

2d

Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seizes much of Aleppo

Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden ...

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