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People inspect the damage at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan town in Idlib on June 2, 2016. Reuters
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A general view shows damaged buildings as seen from the rebel held Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria March 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh
Syrian Regime and Supporters Break into Qaboun Neighborhood
Beirut – Syrian regime forces and its supporting militias broke into Qaboun neighborhood, suburb of Damascus, concurrently as the regime and Russia were attempting to forcibly evacuate neighborhoods of Barzeh and Teshreen. The regime forces later announced its...Caption:
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army sit inside an armored vehicle near the town of Bizaah, northeast of the city of al-Bab, on Feb. 4. (Nazeer al-Khatib/AFP/Getty Images)
‘Al-Qaeda is Eating Us’: Syrian Rebels are Losing Out to Extremists
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — The biggest surviving rebel stronghold in northern Syria is falling under the control of al-Qaeda-linked extremists amid a surge of rebel infighting that threatens to vanquish what is left of the moderate rebellion. The ascent of the extremists in...Caption:
Syrian maintenance workers are seen at the entrance of Ayn al-Fijah, in the countryside of Damascus, on January 28, 2017, as they prepare to enter the village for the first time in four years, to repair the pipes at the key water pumping station. (Photo by AFP)
Syria: Surfacing of ‘Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham’ Threatens Truce
Beirut, Ankara-The creation of “Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham” alliance that includes hardliners and other factions in north Syria threatens the Russian-Turkish truce agreement in the country, amid information about efforts to hold meetings in the north to take a decision on...Caption:
Nusra changed its name to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham last year, and claimed to have broken links with al-Qaeda (Reuters)