Syrian rebel forces continued their lightning offensive against Bashar al-Assad's troops. They approached the large city of Homs in central Syria, which opens the way to the capital Damascus, ...
The offensive is being led by the jihadi group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), which said it will march on Homs and then the capital Damascus, where President Bashar al Assad has consolidated power.
A U.S.-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters has seized the eastern Syrian city of Deir el-Zor, three Syrian sources told Reuters on Friday, the third city to fall out of President Bashar ...