Who Are Syrian Rebels HTS, And Why Have They Advanced in Aleppo?
Sham, a powerful Syrian rebel faction, has launched offensive in Aleppo by taking military bases and villages from Assad's forces. This marks a significant escalation of the civil war in Syria, with HTS posing a major threat to Assad's regime.
Syria sends reinforcements to halt advancing insurgents
The Syrian military rushed in reinforcements on Sunday to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo and surrounding strategic locations in an adjacent province in a surprise offensive.
Assad regime scrambles to halt Syrian rebels’ advance after surprise seizure of Aleppo
The Syrian regime has rushed in reinforcements to hold off a rebel advance into the Hama countryside, after the insurgents seized the country’s second city Aleppo in the biggest threat to autocratic ruler Bashar al-Assad in years.
Syrian insurgents are inside Aleppo in a major setback for Assad as government forces regroup
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 be controlled by insurgents. The fighters claimed they seized the airport and posted pictures from there.
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.
Syrian rebels attack one of the largest cities in the country, almost 60 towns captured: report
This is a continuation of the ongoing war in Syria which started in 2011, and had been largely dormant since 2020.
Syria sends in reinforcements to halt insurgents from advancing after seizing Aleppo
The Syrian military has rushed in reinforcements to push back insurgents from advancing farther into the northern Hama countryside after they seized Aleppo in a surprise offensive.
Live briefing: Syrian rebels advance after wresting control of most of Aleppo
Syrian rebel fighters are advancing southward after capturing much of Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, posing the most serious challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years amid the country’s civil war,
Syrian rebels control Aleppo city; counteroffensive planned
The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebel group in Syria has taken control of much of Aleppo city after local forces withdrew to organize a counteroffensive to retake Aleppo.
Syrian Troops in Aleppo Backed by Warplanes Battle a Shock Offensive by Rebels
Syria state media say government troops are battling insurgents inside the country’s largest city Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Syrian and Russian jets step up strikes on rebels after opposition seize much of Aleppo
The Syrian government has been fighting back against opposition forces with airstrikes after they took over large swathes of land in a lighting advance which has caused embarrassment to President Bashar Al-Assad.
Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency, as Iran’s top diplomat meets Assad
The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the country’s northwest and launched airstrikes on a major city in an attempt to ...
Who is HTS, the Salafi-jihadist group that captured Aleppo?
Who is HTS? The jihadist group that is leading Aleppo's offensive is rooted in Salafism and has a complex history and ...
What Tulsi Gabbard Has Said About Syria's Assad as Insurgents Seize Aleppo
Gabbard met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017 and two years later she said he was "not the enemy" of the U.S.
In Syria, a sudden reminder of a war that never ended
The dramatic unraveling of the past days might show how hollow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s supremacy was.
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 ...
Syria: Hayat Tahrir al Sham rebels celebrate in captured village
Footage shows a Hayat Tahrir al Sham fighter firing his gun in celebration in the captured village Milaja, roughly halfway ...
White House: Syria attack caused by regime's reliance on Russia and Iran
The White House also said that the US "has nothing to do with this offensive, which is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a ...
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Did Russia kill the leader of the Islamist group HTS hours after his men stormed Syria's Aleppo?
Unconfirmed reports claim Russia conducted airstrikes on the hideout of Al-Julani in Syria. He and several of his commanders ...