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Rebels in Syria control Aleppo

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

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CNN on MSN · 14h

Syrian rebels have taken Aleppo, the country’s second biggest city. Here’s who they are

Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped him regain control over the country’s second biggest city.

The Financial Times · 20h

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

Syria, Iraq

Reuters on MSN · 1d

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 into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pro-Iranian Militias Enter Syria From Iraq to Aid Beleaguered Syrian Army

Iranian-backed militias entered Syria overnight from Iraq and were heading to northern Syria to beef up beleaguered Syrian army forces battling insurgents, according to two Syrian army sources. Dozens of Iran-aligned Iraqi Hashd al Shaabi fighters from Iraq also crossed into Syria through a military route near Al Bukamal crossing,

Seattle Times · 1d

Iraqi militias deploy in Syria to back government’s counteroffensive against insurgents

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo.

US Strike Hits Weapons In Eastern Syria

Yahoo · 7h

Claims Swirl Around U.S. Strikes In Eastern Syria

Amid a now six-day-old rebel offensive in northwestern Syria against the Assad regime, the U.S. military has backed a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) offensive operation in the eastern part of that war-torn country,

Reuters · 6h

US carried out strike after attack in eastern Syria, Pentagon says

The U.S. military carried out a strike in self defense against weapon systems in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding it was unrelated to the ongoing rebel advances in the country.

Barron's · 6h

US Strike Hits Weapons In Eastern Syria: Pentagon

US forces destroyed truck-mounted rocket launchers, a tank and mortars on Tuesday in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said.

Stars and Stripes3h

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 ...

17h

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Kyiv Independent on MSN10h

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 ...

A Geopolitical Cauldron Simmers in Syria After Rebel Attacks

Iran and Russia, both stretched by conflicts of their own, have experienced setbacks in Syria after a rebel offensive in the ...

Al-Monitor on MSN4h

Syria rebels 'at gates' of central city Hama

Syrian rebel forces arrived at the gates of the key city of Hama on Tuesday, as their fighting with the military sparked "a ...

3don MSN

Syria's military announces Aleppo troop withdrawal to prepare counteroffensive

Syria's military announced on Saturday a "temporary troop withdrawal" in Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against what it ...

12hon MSN

Who are Syria's resurgent rebels?

The rebel coalition consists of "well-established armed Islamist factions who, despite their differences, are united in ...

11h

Why Syria Matters to the Kremlin

But Russia’s commitment to Syria has not actually wavered, and Russia is not really distracted. The advance of Syria’s rebels ...

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