Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and doze
Airstrikes Pound Rebel-Held Aleppo, a Strategic Prize in Syrian Civil War
Airstrikes also hit residential buildings in the city of Idlib, which has become a refuge for people displaced by the civil war, killing at least 12 civilians, according to the White Helmets, an independent rescue organization.
Who are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?
Syrian rebels launched a lightning assault against government forces in the country’s northwest, reshaping the front lines of the nation’s bloody civil war for the first time in years. The rebel groups fighting in Syria’s 13-year-long war are a complex patchwork of fighters,
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The rekindling of fighting in Syria comes after a four-year lull in a civil war that first broke out in 2011. The uneasy stalemate among the country’s various hostile factions was broken when rebel fighters captured the city of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and another rebel group took a smaller city north of there from Syrian Kurdish forces.
What to know about the rebel gains in Syria
The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Wednesday that captured Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient hub of Middle East culture and commerce.
What to know about Syria's civil war and recent rebel gains
Syrian opposition forces in recent days seized Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities, reigniting a 13-year civil war.
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
Months of Israeli strikes on Syrian and Hezbollah targets in the area, and Israel’s cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon this week, are cited as factors providing Syria’s rebels with an
Who are the Syrian rebels and what are they fighting for?
Fighting has engulfed Syria – 13 years after the start of the Civil War – as a new Jihadist-led coalition is attempting to overthrow president Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The balance of power appears to be shifting in Aleppo,
What’s happening in Aleppo? What we know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence as insurgents seized Aleppo in a shock offensive marking a major threat to president Bashar al-Assad’s brutal regime.The push – which saw insurgents seize the country’s second-largest city – is among the strongest in years,
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