In pics: Syria govt loses control of 4th city of Daraa to rebels Syrian rebels said they seized control of Daraa, birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and 4th city. Syrian rebels said they seized control of Daraa, birthplace of a 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad and 4th city his forces have lost in a week. …
Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. While Aleppo and Hama, the two other main cities taken from government control in recent days, fell to an Islamist-led rebel alliance, Daraa was taken by local armed groups, …
