In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s largest city for the first time since 2016
BEIRUT (AP) — Insurgents breached Syria’s largest city Friday and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016, according to a war monitor and fighters, in a surprise attack that sent residents fleeing and added fresh uncertainty to a region reeling from multiple wars.
Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city in a bid to reignite long-simmering war
The fighting is a significant escalation since rebels launched a surprise offensive earlier this week, seizing towns and villages as they cut a path toward Syria’s second-largest city.
In a shock offensive, insurgents breach Syria’s Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Insurgents have breached Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, clashing with government forces, according to a Syria war monitor and fighters.
Syrian rebels breach Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, in startling advance
The lightning assault on Aleppo by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham abruptly redrew the front lines of Syria’s civil war.
Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city Aleppo, fighters and a war monitor say
Insurgents breached Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo after blowing up two car bombs on Friday and were clashing with government forces on the city's western edge, according to
Syria Rebels Say They Reached Aleppo City in Surprise Sweep
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad said on Friday they had reached the heart of the northern city of Aleppo, after a surprise sweep through government-held towns and nearly a decade after having been forced out of the city.
Intelligence officials to brief PM Netanyahu on Syria as rebels advance into Aleppo
Concerns have risen that Iran and Hezbollah could intervene by moving forces and weaponry to assist Assad's regime.
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Syria’s frozen conflict erupts as rebels take Aleppo
Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive into western Aleppo, challenging years of government control and reigniting fears ...
Thousands of displaced Lebanese return from Syria as ceasefire with Israel holds
Thousands of people are crossing into Lebanon from Syria on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, after ...
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Embattled in Gaza and Lebanon, can Iran defend Assad in Syria amid Aleppo offensive?
Iran is at a critical juncture amid the Sunni insurgent offensive in Syria, as it navigates the realities about its weakened ...
The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in Lebanon and American imperialism’s drive for hegemony in the Middle East
Aimed at setting the stage for a stepped-up region-wide confrontation with Iran, the agreement comes after the far-right ...
Israelis are wary of returning to the north because they don't trust the ceasefire with Hezbollah
Even after a tenuous Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took hold this week, the mood among residents of northern Israel is far from ...
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Jihadists, allies enter Syria’s second city in lightning assault
Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies reached Syria’s second city of Aleppo on Friday, as they pressed a lightning ...