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People drive a vehicle in al-Rai town, northern Aleppo countryside, Syria January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syrian Rebels Delay Astana Meeting to Evaluate Ceasefire

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 11, 2017 | Middle East

Syrian opposition groups demanded Russian-backed peace talks in Kazakhstan this month be delayed and said further meetings would depend on whether the government and its allies obeyed to a newly declared March 7-20 ceasefire. In a statement, the rebels said they had...

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A member of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) gestures as he stands on a tank after the FSA and other rebel groups captured the Syrian Army’s 52nd Brigade military base in Dera’a, Syria, on June 9, 2015. (Reuters/Alaa Al-Faqir)

Syria: Assad’s forces suffer another major loss as rebels capture southern army base

by Caroline Akoum | Jun 10, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Syrian government forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad suffered another major setback on Tuesday after rebel groups captured a strategic army base in the country’s south. This follows other losses for government forces in recent weeks as...

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A rebel fighter carries his weapon as he runs near the frontline against forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad in Al-Manshiyeh neighbourhood in Deraa December 7, 2014. (REUTERS/Wsam Almokdad(

Moderate rebel factions unite in southern Syria

by Nazeer Rida | Jan 3, 2015 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Three moderate rebel factions in southern Syria have united to form a joint military command, dubbed the “First Army,” in a step they said was aimed at filling the security vacuum left by retreating government forces. In a video...

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Free Syrian Army fighters fire at Syrian government soldiers during a fierce firefight in Dera’a, Syria, in March 2013.
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Rebels push forward in southern Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 28, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—Syrian rebels backed by the United States are making their biggest gains yet south of the capital Damascus, capturing a string of towns from government forces and aiming to carve out a swath of territory leading to the doorstep of President Bashar...

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A US Navy F-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes on ISIS and other targets in Syria. (AP Photo/US Air Force, Staff Sgt. Shawn Nickel)

US-led strikes hit ISIS oil sites for second day

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, AP—US-led coalition warplanes bombed oil installations and other facilities in territory controlled by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in eastern Syria on Friday, taking aim for a second consecutive day at a key source of financing that has...