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Rebel Offensive in Syria Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

Will Syria's Rebels Topple Assad? How War Could Develop

Turkey will be the key player in ending the rebel push by Syrian insurgents against President Bashar al-Assad.

World Politics Review on MSN · 1h

The Rebel Offensive in Syria Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Rather than coming out of nowhere, the dynamics that led to the HTS rebels' offensive in Syria have been building for a long time. The post The Rebel Offensive in Syria Was Hiding in Plain Sight appeared first on World Politics Review.

The Financial Times · 1d

Rebel offensive boosts Turkey’s influence in Syria

Ankara, long a backer of opposition groups, sees chance to push back Kurdish militants and force Assad to negotiate

Rebels in Syria control Aleppo

NBC News · 1d

Middle East conflict: Syria’s military counterattacks after rebels seize Aleppo

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider conflict in the Middle East.

Yahoo · 1d

Rebels in Syria Capture Aleppo Military Airbase

Rebels in Syria took control of the Nayrab Military Airport in Aleppo, Al Jazeera reported, citing opposition officials on December 2.Footage from local news outlet Shaam Network shows abandoned military planes and a helicopter at the base.

cbc.ca on MSN · 1d

Syria targets rebels after surprise siege of Aleppo

Syria carried out airstrikes targeting the rebel forces that seized the country's second largest city of Aleppo in a surprise advance last week that caught the government off guard.

Iran, Syria

The New York Times · 4h

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 with Tehran. Rebels’ shock advance has dampened those hopes.

Bloomberg on MSN · 11h

Iran Would Consider Any Call From Assad to Send Troops to Syria

Iran will weigh sending troops to Syria if President Bashar Al-Assad requested such a move to stop a rebel advance that’s causing the biggest threat to his rule in years.

The Times of India on MSN · 6h

After Russia & U.S., Iran To Put Boots On Ground In Syria; Tehran Awaits Assad's Call

Iranian foreign minister has said that the country is ready to send troops to Syria and is awaiting official request from president Bashar Al-Assad. This comes as Iran's ally Russia is already helping the government forces fight Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham rebels in Syria.

Syria, Hama

Reuters on MSN · 25m

Syrian military and rebels battle around Hama

Syrian rebels battled government forces and allied militia on Wednesday in villages north and east of Hama, a major city whose capture would pile pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. The rebels have staged their biggest advance in years over the past week,

Houston Chronicle · 5h

Syrian forces battling insurgents north of strategic city of Hama

Syria said Wednesday its counteroffensive has pushed back insurgents attempting to advance to the strategic central city of Hama, while the insurgency says it captured more Syrian troops and Iran-backed militants in fierce battles.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Rebel groups have taken Syria’s second-biggest city. Here’s who they are

Eight years ago, Syria’s civil war shifted in President Bashar Al-Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped him regain control over the country’s second biggest city.

Amid opposition forces' offensive, are Russian military bases in Syria at risk?

Assad’s forces on the defensive, the prized Russian military bases in Syria no longer appear to be impenetrable fortresses ...

Stars and Stripes17h

American forces strike, destroy several weapons that fired rockets, mortars near US-led coalition base in Syria

U.S. forces attacked and destroyed several weapons that fired rockets and mortars near a U.S.-led coalition base in eastern ...

1don MSN

Key players in Syria’s long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby ...

2don MSN

Iraqi militias enter Syria to reinforce government forces, military sources say

By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Maya Gebeily AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed ...

18h

Who are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?

The rebel groups fighting in Syria’s 13-year-long war are a complex patchwork of fighters, focused on battling against ...

10hon MSN

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria's shock insurgency?

Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his image and the insurgency he ...

Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon's Hezbollah stays out, sources say

At least 300 fighters, primarily from Iraq's Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN1d

Russia to send mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, Ukrainian intelligence claims

Russia is sending private mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, possibly its so-called Africa Corps, the Ukrainian ...

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