Syrian rebels, who have advanced into the cities of Aleppo and Hama in recent days, obtained a photo of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from his youth in a Speedo, which was circulated on social media on Thursday. The photo was reportedly found inside Assad’s Palace in Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, which was invaded by … Read more
Syrian opposition forces, bolstered by Turkish-backed fighters, launched a surprise offensive against Bashar Assad’s forces in northwest Syria on Wednesday, capturing key areas in Aleppo and Idlib. The assault, coming as a fragile cease-fire holds between Israel and Hezbollah, threatens Assad’s regime at a time when it is already weakened by years of conflict … Read more
Russia has reportedly dismissed the general overseeing its forces in Syria following a rebel offensive that seized parts of Aleppo, war bloggers linked to Russia’s defense ministry reported Sunday. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org Reuters first covered the reports from the Rybar Telegram channel and the Voenny Osvedomitel … Read more
Damascus: Turkish-backed factions launched an offensive on Kurdish-held areas in Aleppo province, leading to the isolation of over 200,000 Syrian Kurds, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack, dubbed ‘Operation Dawn of Freedom,’ has targeted rural Aleppo, where over 200,000 Syrian Kurds reside, Xinhua news agency reported. The Observatory … Read more
Russian and Syrian jets struck the rebel-held city of Idlib in northern Syria on Sunday, military sources said, as President Bashar al-Assad vowed to crush insurgents who had swept into the city of Aleppo. Residents said one attack on the second day of raids hit a crowded residential area in the center of Idlib, … Read more
President Bashar Assad’s Palace in Aleppo was invaded by Syrian rebels on Sunday evening, according to Arab media reports. إدارة العمليات العسكرية لفصائل المعارضة السورية تواصل انتصاراتها ضد النظام النصيري الطائفي في سوريا وتستولى على القصر الرئاسي في حلب ومطارات وقواعد عسكرية ومخازن أسلحة وذخيرة والنظام المهزوم يفجر مخازن الذخيرة والسلاح في المناطق التي … Read more
Over the last several days, a group called Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has carried out a lightning-fast offensive, pushing the Syrian regime out of Aleppo in northern Syria. This surprise attack is a major setback for the Syrian regime. In many ways, it reflects the weakness of the regime. The regime doesn’t have enough soldiers … Read more
The Islamist attack on Aleppo is “ostensibly good news for Israel,” Daniel Rakov, a senior research fellow for the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said in a Saturday post to X/Twitter. Rakov is known in the JISS for being an expert on Russian policy in the Middle East and is also a reserve … Read more
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is the primary group behind the current blitzkrieg offensive against the Assad regime that started on Wednesday, which led to the capture of around two-thirds of Aleppo and a total breakdown of the Syrian front lines. HTS is the result of several reorganizations in Syrian jihadist groups in 2017. Many … Read more
Islamist rebel groups, also called opposition forces, have managed to sweep victory into Aleppo city only three days after starting an unexpected operation in the country. This occurred for the first time that the Syrian opposition was able to step on the country’s second-largest city after President Bashar al-Assad’s regime supported by Iran and Russia … Read more
