Overall, the front lines of Syria’s civil war have been stagnant since 2020, although there have been fierce episodic clashes. For the past four years, Assad has controlled much of the country and its largest cities; a Turkey-tolerated, HTS-led alliance of mostly Islamist rebels have remained squeezed in an enclave in Idlib and parts of…
In a stunning offensive that appeared to catch the regime of Bashar al-Assad off guard, opposition forces took over much of the Syrian city of Aleppo last week, and began moving on the city of Hama, another major urban center. Despite pledges on Monday from the governments of Russia and Iran that they would increase…
Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for the director of national intelligence, has previously said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad “is not the enemy of the United States,” which may give a glimpse into how she will handle issues in Syria if she’s confirmed by the U.S. Senate as insurgents seized the Middle…
Military says dozens of soldiers killed in attacks in northwest and it was regrouping to launch a ‘counterattack’. Syria’s military has announced a “temporary troop withdrawal” in the northwestern city of Aleppo, where rebel groups launched a surprise offensive on government-held positions for the first time in years. The military said on Saturday that dozens…