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Poor morale, reliance on foreign allies: The collapse of Assad’s army in Syria explained
1 week, 5 days ago

Poor morale, reliance on foreign allies: The collapse of Assad’s army in Syria explained

Firstpost  

As rebels swept into Damascus last week, toppling former President Bashar al-Assad, his army simply collapsed, abruptly ending a 13-year conflict that had claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. Reuters spoke to a dozen sources including two Syrian army deserters, three senior Syrian officers, two Iraqi militia commanders working with the Syrian army, a Syrian security source and a source …

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How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government
2 weeks, 2 days ago

How It Happened: 2 Seismic Weeks That Toppled Syria's Government

Huff Post  

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 8, 2024. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were pushed out in 2016 after a grueling military campaign by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran. …

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How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government
2 weeks, 3 days ago

How it happened: Two seismic weeks that toppled Syria’s government

Associated Press  

LONDON — Half a century of rule by the Assad family in Syria crumbled with astonishing speed after insurgents burst out of a rebel-held enclave and converged on the capital, Damascus, taking city after city in a matter of days. Friday, Nov. 29: Rebels enter Aleppo The insurgents enter Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, for the first time since they were …

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Syrian rebels battle for Homs and advance to Damascus in threat to Assad’s rule
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Syrian rebels battle for Homs and advance to Damascus in threat to Assad’s rule

The Independent  

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Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad’s fall as his whereabouts remain unknown
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Syria latest: Syrians celebrate Bashar Assad’s fall as his whereabouts remain unknown

Associated Press  

Crowds gathered in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital following a stunning advance. German Chancellor calls for speedy return of order in Syria BERLIN — Reacting to the fall of Bashir Assad’s government, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Sunday that “what …

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Syria's al-Assad loses control of Daraa; rebels close in on Homs. What does it mean? 10 updates
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Syria's al-Assad loses control of Daraa; rebels close in on Homs. What does it mean? 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Syria conflict updates: Syrian rebels have taken control of Daraa, the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, marking a dramatic turn in the country’s prolonged civil war. This aerial picture shows a bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning Hama's municipality building after it was defaced following the capture of the city by anti government fighters …

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Wars waged by Israel and Russia changed Syria’s fortune. What comes next is impossible to know
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Wars waged by Israel and Russia changed Syria’s fortune. What comes next is impossible to know

CNN  

CNN — In every crisis lies opportunity, and in every opportunity lurks crisis. Syria has always been the wing-nut of the region: linking Iraq’s oil to the Mediterranean, the Shia of Iraq and Iran to Lebanon, and NATO’s southern underbelly Turkey to Jordan’s deserts. From Ankara’s perspective, the Syria problem has never gone away even though attention to it faded; …

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Thousands Flee As Syrian Insurgents Advance To Doorstep Of Country's Third-Largest City
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Thousands Flee As Syrian Insurgents Advance To Doorstep Of Country's Third-Largest City

Huff Post  

Syrian opposition fighters ride along the streets in the aftermath of the opposition's takeover of Hama, Syria, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. via Associated Press BEIRUT — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in …

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Hezbollah sends 'supervising forces' to Syria to defend Homs amid rebel advance
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Hezbollah sends 'supervising forces' to Syria to defend Homs amid rebel advance

Firstpost  

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah sent a small number of “supervising forces” from Lebanon to Syria overnight to help prevent anti-government fighters from seizing the strategic city of Homs, two senior Lebanese security sources said on Friday A motorcycle passes a tank, after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and …

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Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country’s third-largest city
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thousands flee as Syrian insurgents advance to the doorstep of the country’s third-largest city

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs, the country’s third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially major prize in their march against President Bashar Assad. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print If Assad’s military loses Homs, …

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Thousands flee Syria’s Homs as opposition forces advance on key city
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Thousands flee Syria’s Homs as opposition forces advance on key city

Al Jazeera  

Rebel fighters led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham say they are ‘at the walls’ of Homs, Syria’s third largest city. “Our forces have liberated the last village in the vicinity of the city of Homs, and they are now at the city’s walls,” a commander of the opposition forces said. Reporting from Homs province late on Friday, Al Jazeera’s Omar al-Haj …

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Hundreds flee Syrian city of Homs as rebels advance further south
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hundreds flee Syrian city of Homs as rebels advance further south

CNN  

CNN — Syrian opposition forces claim to have taken control of Daraa city in southwestern Syria, inching closer to the capital Damascus. “Our forces have taken full control of the entire city of Daraa and have started combing through its neighborhoods and securing its institutions and government offices,” local rebel fighters known as the Southern Operations Room said in a …

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Syria insurgents take control of key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Syria insurgents take control of key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad

The Independent  

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Syrian army withdraws from Hama after rebel advance, vows counteroffensive
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Syrian army withdraws from Hama after rebel advance, vows counteroffensive

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-05 21:56 DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army announced Thursday that it has redeployed its forces outside the western-central Syrian city of Hama after fierce battles with rebel groups, confirming that rebels have entered the city following intense attacks from multiple fronts. "Over the past few days, our armed forces have fought fierce battles to repel and thwart …

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Syrian army withdraws from Hama after rebel advance, vows counteroffensive
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Syrian army withdraws from Hama after rebel advance, vows counteroffensive

China Daily  

DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army announced Thursday that it has redeployed its forces outside the western-central Syrian city of Hama after fierce battles with rebel groups, confirming that rebels have entered the city following intense attacks from multiple fronts. "Over the past few days, our armed forces have fought fierce battles to repel and thwart the violent and successive attacks …

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Photographer for German press agency killed in Syria as rebels push for control of key city
3 weeks ago

Photographer for German press agency killed in Syria as rebels push for control of key city

CNN  

CNN — A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where the government forces of Bashar al-Assad are involved in fierce fighting with an advancing rebel opposition group. The northern countryside of Hama is currently the site of fierce fighting between government troops and a rebel coalition whose …

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Syrian military bolsters defenses in Hama amid rebel advances as Aleppo reels in humanitarian crisis
3 weeks ago

Syrian military bolsters defenses in Hama amid rebel advances as Aleppo reels in humanitarian crisis

China Daily  

A drone view shows Aleppo's ancient citadel, Syria Dec 3, 2024. DAMASCUS - The Syrian military has sent significant reinforcements to Hama, aiming to strengthen front-line defenses as rebel factions advance in central Syria. The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that additional troops have been deployed to the northern countryside of Hama, a critical battleground between government forces and …

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In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites
3 weeks ago

In Syria, a long-dormant civil war reignites

LA Times  

Middle East observers would be forgiven for thinking they were in a time machine when Syria’s rebels blitzed last week through the country’s northwestern regions, capturing Aleppo in a stunning advance that has reignited the country’s long-dormant civil war. World & Nation For Syrians, a bitter, blood-soaked decade Ten years later, Syria’s civil war, with its untold numbers of dead, …

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Syrian military bolsters defenses in Hama amid rebel advances as Aleppo reels in humanitarian crisis
3 weeks ago

Syrian military bolsters defenses in Hama amid rebel advances as Aleppo reels in humanitarian crisis

China Daily  

A drone view shows Aleppo's ancient citadel, Syria Dec 3, 2024. DAMASCUS - The Syrian military has sent significant reinforcements to Hama, aiming to strengthen front-line defenses as rebel factions advance in central Syria. The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced Tuesday that additional troops have been deployed to the northern countryside of Hama, a critical battleground between government forces and …

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After capturing Aleppo, Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city
3 weeks ago

After capturing Aleppo, Syrian rebels advance close to Hama city

Firstpost  

Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed close on Tuesday to the major city of Hama, rebels and a war monitor said, after their sudden capture of Aleppo last week rocked President Bashar al-Assad Abandoned Syrian army armoured vehicles sit on a road as opposition insurgents control the outskirts of Hama, Syria, on Tuesday. AP Syrian rebels advancing against government …

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Syrian forces regain key areas, halt rebel advance
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Syrian forces regain key areas, halt rebel advance

China Daily  

DAMASCUS — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the northern countryside of Hama Province in central Syria, reclaiming key areas from rebel groups after days of intense clashes, state media and a war monitor reported on Sunday. In his first public comments since the offensive, released by the state news agency on Saturday evening, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said …

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Syria: Assad regime scrambles to halt rebels’ advance after surprise seizure of Aleppo
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Syria: Assad regime scrambles to halt rebels’ advance after surprise seizure of Aleppo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Syrian regime has rushed …

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After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province; Assad says he'll defeat them
3 weeks, 3 days ago

After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province; Assad says he'll defeat them

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive to a nearby province. A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seized control of Aleppo International airport, the first international airport to …

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After Entering Aleppo, Syrian Insurgents Advance To A Nearby Province. Assad Says He'll Defeat Them.
3 weeks, 3 days ago

After Entering Aleppo, Syrian Insurgents Advance To A Nearby Province. Assad Says He'll Defeat Them.

Huff Post  

Anti-government fighters pose for a picture on a tank on the road leading to Maaret al-Numan in Syria's northwestern Idlib province on November 30, 2024. MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR via Getty Images BEIRUT — Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country’s largest city and controlling its airport before expanding their shock offensive …

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