Syria’s rebels have begun to encircle Damascus in a major threat to the survival of the regime of Bashar al-Assad. “Our ...
Meanwhile, in the north-east, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a mainly Kurdish militia, is on the march as well. It is ...
Syrian rebels claim to have reached the suburbs of Damascus, Syria's capital, on Dec. 7, as the rebel groups' rapid offensive ...
Syria denies Assad has fled as rebels reach edge of capital Damascus - President rumours come as insurgents make progress ...
President-elect Donald Trump says the U.S. should avoid engaging militarily in Syria as an insurgent offensive reaches the ...
Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said insurgents are now active in the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah, Jaramana and Daraya.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan referred to the rebels as a “a terrorist organization designated by the United States. On Saturday President-elect Donald Trump warned the U.S. not to ...
Damascus is the seat of power for Syrian President Bashar Assad. Rebel forces have already seized the key cities of Aleppo ...
As the rebels advanced this past week, Syrian forces appeared to melt away, putting up no resistance, with several reports of defection.
Panic gripped Damascus after fast-advancing rebels said on Saturday they had begun operations to surround Syria's capital, ...