Who are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?
The rebel groups fighting in Syria’s 13-year-long war are a complex patchwork of fighters, focused on battling against different enemies.
Syrian civil war bursts back into life: Everything to know about the key players
The Syrian civil war has reignited after four years of docility, with five main players deciding the course of events.
Who is fighting in Syria and why?
Syrian rebels' capture of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus, jolting frontlines that had been dormant for years with implications for the region and beyond.
Who’s Fighting and Why in the Revived Syrian War
The rekindling of fighting in Syria comes after a four-year lull in a civil war that first broke out in 2011. The uneasy stalemate among the country’s various hostile factions was broken when rebel fighters captured the city of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and another rebel group took a smaller city north of there from Syrian Kurdish forces.
What just happened in Aleppo, and what it means for Syria's civil war
Opposition forces seeking to overthrow Syria's President Bashar al-Assad launched their biggest offensive in years last week, retaking the northern city of Aleppo and driving government forces out of the region.
Who Are The Former Jihadists Now Holding Syria's Aleppo?
The Syrian rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which seized Aleppo in a shock offensive over the weekend, is an Islamist movement that has long ruled swathes of the country's northwest.
Who are the rebels who have seized control of Aleppo, Syria?
Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, Aleppo. But who are they and what are their aims?
Who are Syria's resurgent rebels?
After a lightning strike launched on Wednesday, the rebels have largely taken control of Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, and are now fighting to take control of the city of Hama. The offensive has prompted "the first Russian strikes on Aleppo since 2016",
Who are the Syria rebels?
Anti-government forces have taken control of Syria's second city Aleppo. But who are the rebels and what are their goals? One key player is the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham - or HTS, which already controls much of northwest Syria and is expanding its reach.
Who is Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, leader of Syrian rebel group HTS which took Aleppo?
Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani is the leader of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group which swept into Aleppo last week in a ...
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Understanding Syrian Unrest Starts With 3 Letters: HTS
Syria's long-running civil war has been off the radar for a while, but the stunning, out-of-the-blue capture of Aleppo—the ...
An Islamic Rebel Leader Rises, Challenging Syria’s Dictator
The surprise offensive by a hardline militant group in Syria has raised fears of a second Islamic State, but the man leading ...
How Syria’s ‘diversity-friendly’ jihadists plan on building a state
Since 2020, large numbers of refugees from Assad-held areas of Syria have lived under HTS rule. As Jolani’s forces seize back ...
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The Gaza war has shaken up the Mideast. Now Syria's war has reignited
Rebels have rekindled Syria's war with a lightning offensive that seemed to come from nowhere. But multiple upheavals, ...
Syria unrest: Why Netanyahu is worried over HTS rebels' seizure of Aleppo; What it means for Israel
Amid the ongoing unrest in Syria, the rise of rebel groups like Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) poses new challenges for Israel’s ...
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US military in Syria stands down as HTS drives back Assad regime, Kurdish forces
The Biden administration has denied any involvement in a stunning offensive by Turkey-linked Islamist rebels who seized ...
Airstrikes Slow Advance Of Anti-Assad Forces In Syria
As the anti-Assad rebel forces’ surprise counteroffensive against regime forces stretches into its fifth day, Russia and ...
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Who's al-Jawlani—leader of Syrian rebel group HTS which took Aleppo
One of the oldest cities in recorded history, Aleppo, was seized by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on November ...