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  Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule over on Sunday after seizing control of Damascus, while questions swirled about the fate of the longtime leader following reports of a mysterious flight from the capital, according to Reuters. A Syrian Air plane that took off from Damascus airport around the time rebels entered the […]

No intelligence agency in the West is reported to have foreseen the developments in Syria, that proved Assad's regime was weaker than initially thought. For Israel, the massive blow to the Iranian axis – the most severe it has suffered to date – is fundamentally good news

  Opposition groups in Syria continue their relentless advance toward overthrowing Assad's regime and gaining control of the country. Saturday witnessed several dramatic developments across multiple battlefronts. In the northwest, Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army forces captured eastern Aleppo and the city of Tel Rifaat, while maintaining an active front against Kurdish forces in Manbij. Hayat […]

  Syria's complex civil war entered a new phase this week as Islamic rebels consolidated their control over Aleppo, while US-backed Kurdish forces launched a separate offensive against President Bashar al-Assad's army and Iranian-backed groups in the country's eastern regions, significantly altering the conflict's dynamics. The last 24 hours have witnessed intense exchanges of fire […]