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Turkish armored military vehicles patrol on the Turkish-Syrian borderline in Reyhanli, Hatay province, Turkey, October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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A rebel fighter from the Ahrar al-Sham Movement gathers pieces of the wreckage of an unidentified and unmanned aircraft that had crashed at their base in Maarchmarein village in the southern part of Idlib province, Syria October 20, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi
Facing Attacks, Syrian Rebels Join Bigger Faction
Syrian rebel group Ahrar al-Sham announced Thursday that at least six rebel factions had joined its ranks in northwestern Syria in order to counter a major assault by a powerful extremist group. Ahrar al-Sham, which presents itself as a mainstream rebel group, sided...Caption:
A still image taken from a video obtained by Reuters shows people and a bulldozer moving debris after a fuel truck exploded in the centre of rebel-held Azaz, near Syria’s border with Turkey, January 7, 2017. REUTERS TV/via Reuters
Eight Syrian Factions Merge… Massacre in Azaz
Beirut- Sources at the Syrian opposition announced on Saturday that eight large opposition factions had merged in the north of Syria under the name of “Leadership Council For Liberation Of Syria.” An opposition source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the factions that agreed...Caption:
A member of the Nusra Front climbs a pole where the al-Qaeda-affiliate’s flag was raised at a central square in the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha, in Idlib province, after a coalition of insurgent groups seized the area on May 29, 2015. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi