Rebels Seize Control Over Most of Syria’s Largest City
The rapid advance on Aleppo came just four days into a surprise rebel offensive that is the most intense escalation in years in the country’s civil war.
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 largest city for the first time since 2016
Insurgents have breached Syria’s largest city and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016. That's according to a war monitor and fighters.
Syrian Rebels Breach City of Aleppo, in Biggest Advance in Years
A new assault on Syrian regime forces reached the major city, according to rebels and a war monitor. Government warplanes struck back at rebel territory.
In startling advance, Syrian rebels breach country’s largest city
The lightning advance by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham abruptly redrew the front lines of Syria’s civil war for the first time in years.
Analysis: Insurgents breach Syria’s second-largest city Aleppo in shock offensive
Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, explains what the latest breach by insurgents into Syria's second-largest city Aleppo means for the ongoing Syrian civil war.
Rebels claim to have entered Syria’s second largest city
Syrian opposition forces claim to have entered Aleppo city from the western side, according to a statement released on Friday by the newly formed rebel coalition, the Military Operations Command.
Syria insurgents push their advance toward 2nd largest city Aleppo
Syria’s state media said projectiles from insurgents landed in the student accommodations at Aleppo's university, killing four people, including two students. Public transportation to the city has also been diverted from the main highway linking Aleppo to the capital Damascus to avoid clashes,
What’s happening in Syria? A simple guide
Syria’s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, sweeping into the ...
Syria civil war live updates: Insurgents storm Aleppo, raising prospect of wider Mideast conflict
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants have taken control of “the majority of the city,” according to The Syrian Observatory of Human ...
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
The surge in fighting has raised the prospect of another violent front reopening in the Middle East, at a time when ...
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Turkey's Syria offensive explained in four maps
These maps help explain the offensive and what is happening on the ground. Between 25 and 35 million ethnic Kurds inhabit a mountainous region straddling Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran and Armenia.