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Syrian rebels reignite civil war with Assad's allies focused on other fronts

Syria's civil war has exploded back into life after Islamist rebels launched a lightning offensive on the northern city of Aleppo.

Newsweek on MSN · 4h

Syria War Map Shows Territory Captured as Rebels Advance

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist political and militant group that was set up in 2011 which has a key role in the Syrian civil war. The leader of the Islamist Group (IS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was involved in the formation of HTS in 2011 under a different name, Jabhat al-Nusra.

Yahoo · 2h

Syria's Assad says rebel advance a bid to 'redraw' regional map

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with US interests."The terrorist escalation reflects the far-reaching goals of dividing the region and fragmenting the countries in it and redraw the map in line with the objectives of the United States and the West,

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The New York Times · 4h

Who Are the Rebels Leading the Offensive in Syria?

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened, distracted by wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, making it an opportune moment for the Syrian rebels to attack.

AOL · 2h

Syria's 13-year frozen war has ignited again after allies Russia and Iran let down their defenses

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies are battling to hold back the offensive, with Russia launching airstrikes on Aleppo and the western city of Idlib on Sunday as Syrian government forces regroup, according to monitoring group The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Iran throws its support behind Assad as rebels expand their shock offensive in Syria

Iran has thrown its support behind Syria's government after thousands of insurgents took control of the country's largest city of Aleppo.

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Middle East conflict live updates: Syria’s military counterattacks after rebels seize Aleppo

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

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Who are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?

Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham launched a lightning assault against pro-Assad forces in Aleppo. Here’s who else is ...

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Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new mideast headache

Amid a rapid-fire collapse of Syrian, Hezbollah, Russian and Iranian forces in northern Syria, questions are surfacing about ...

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Iran-backed militias send reinforcements to bolster Syrian regime against rebels

Iranian-backed militias have sent reinforcements from Iraq into Syria to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s regime against a lightning ...

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Iran-backed Iraqi militias join fight in Syria after rebels seize Aleppo

At least 300 fighters, from the Badr and Nujabaa groups joined the fight to help the Syrian government in its battle against ...

Russian, Syrian Jets Intensify Bombing of Syria's Rebel-Held Northwest

Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday in the second day of intensive bombing in northern Syria aimed at pushing back insurgents who had swept through to the city of ...

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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 ...

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