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She did not know who the men were - extremists, government security forces, or someone else entirely - but the message was ...
Anti-government rebels in northern Syria have launched a sudden offensive in an effort to capitalize on Israel’s efforts to weaken Iran’s regional proxies.
President Trump signed an executive order this week lifting most sanctions on Syria. Ahead of that action, U.S. officials ...
Rebels have almost entirely conquered Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, taking control of key sites in the city such as the airport and the presidential palace, and are making their way to ...
Syrian rebels, suddenly in charge, met a population bursting with emotions: excitement at new freedoms; grief over years of repression; and hopes, expectations and worries about the future.
After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive.
In Syria, rebels take control of the country's largest city, Aleppo NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Lina Khatib of Chatam House, about the significance of rebel groups entering the city of Aleppo, ...
LONDON — The rebels who've taken control of most of Syria haven't published a budget or donor list. Their fundraising is opaque, and methods have changed wildly in the past decade.
Amid Syria’s upheaval, a wariness over the rebels’ Islamist roots. Western governments long worried about a “catastrophic success” in Syria if Islamist fighters gained control.