Posts Tagged: syrian rebels
Syrian Rebels Build an Army With Turkish Help, Face Challenges
A "National Army" being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey's help could become a long-term obstacle to President Bashar al-Assad's recovery of the northwest...
Russian Military Shoots Down Drone in Syria
The Russian military has downed a drone targeting the Hmeimim air base in Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Monday. The drone was launched on July...
Israel Launches US-Backed Missile Shield on Syria Frontier, Russia Sends Envoys
Israel launched its newest air defense system on Monday on the Syrian frontier, where Damascus's Russian-backed forces have been routing rebels, as Moscow sent envoys...
Jordan Takes in Syrian ‘White Helmets’ Evacuated With Israeli Help
Jordan said on Sunday 800 people including members of Syria's "White Helmets" civil defense group had been evacuated from southwest Syria where Damascus' forces are...
Syrian Rebels Set to Evacuate Golan Frontier
Syrian rebels are due to start evacuating the border area with Israel's Golan Heights on Friday, leaving for rebel-held areas of the north under a...
The End of the Syrian Revolution
JNS.org - White flags were waved over the weekend in Daraa in southern Syria, precisely where seven-and-a-half years ago, the flags of rebellion and revolution...
Syria Government Forces Close in on Jordan Border Crossing
Government forces in south Syria are advancing along the frontier with Jordan and will soon reach a border crossing in rebel hands, a pro-Damascus commander...
Russian Jets Hit Syrian South, UN Urges Jordan to Open Border
Dark smoke rose over areas held by Syrian rebels near the border with Jordan on Thursday as President Bashar al-Assad's Russian allies unleashed heavy air...
Syrian Army Advances in Southwest, UN Says 45,000 Displaced
The Syrian army has seized a chunk of territory from rebels in the southwest, Syrian state media and a war monitor said on Tuesday, the...
Assad Pledges to Regain Control of Northern Syria by Force if Needed
The Syrian army will regain control of the country's north by force if rebels there refuse to surrender, President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview...
Syrian Army Bombards Rebels in Flashpoint Southwest Region
The Syrian army and its allies bombarded rebels in the southwestern Deraa region on Friday, killing at least six people, a war monitor said, in...
Syrian Villages Besieged by Rebels Come Under Attack: Monitor
Two pro-government Shi'ite Muslim villages in northwest Syria have come under fresh attack from rebel forces which have besieged them for years, prompting retaliatory air...
Rebels Pull Out of Last Besieged Area in Central Syria
The remaining fighters started to withdraw from the last rebel-held enclave in central Syria on Wednesday, state television reported, sealing the government's control over the...
Syrian Rebels Start Pullout From South Damascus
Syrian rebels began pulling out of an enclave they have surrendered in south Damascus on Thursday, but a few fighters in another besieged area near...