Rebel factions in syria

Syria's al-Sharaa pushes for unified military amid post-Assad challenges

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been meeting with several Syrian rebel groups in an effort to work out any disputes between warring factions.

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani
 An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

'A new Putin': Turkey's Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously

 A rebel fighter stands atop of a military vehicle as he carries a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag in Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province, Syria December 1, 2024.

HTS commander reveals how the group brought down Assad's regime in 11 days - report

 Travis Pete Timmerman, a US citizen who went missing in Syria, speaks to press after being found following the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, Syria on December 12, 2024.

US flies freed American Travis Timmerman out of Syria, official says


'Any sane country would do this': Bennett denies IDF advance on Damascus, outlines defensive needs

"Time will tell, but Al-Qaeda and Al-Nusra alumni don’t strike me as reasonable,” Bennett said.

IDF soldiers gather near the ceasefire line between Syria and Israel, in the Golan Heights, December 9, 2024

Rebels take north Syria town from US-backed group, Turkish source says

The SDF had been holding the town in recent days amid intense fighting with the Syrian National Army (SNA) and other Turkey-backed groups.

 A road sign shows the direction to Manbij, Syria. October 15, 2019.

US to work with partners in Syria to manage risk after Assad toppled, Biden says

Biden said US forces on Sunday conducted a dozen precision strikes within Syria targeting camps and operatives of the terrorist group Islamic State.

US President Joe Biden holds a press conference about his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Woodside, California, US, November 15, 2023.

IDF strikes Syrian chemical weapons factory, places tanks at buffer zone

Earlier, the military noted that it had decided to reinforce troops for defense purposes throughout the Golan Heights region bordering Syria.  

The Syrian area of Quneitra is seen in the background as an out-of-commission Israeli tank parks on a hill, near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria, in the Golan Heights.

Syrian prime minister says ready to support continuity of governance

Syria's army command notified officers that Assad's 24-year rule had ended following a lightning rebel offensive.

 Rebel gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended. December 8, 2024.

Syrian war reignited as Assad is weakened from conflict with Israel - analysis

Hezbollah leaving Assad’s territory has made his regime vulnerable, enabling significant gains by Syrian opposition, though experts agree that Israel doesn’t have a side to support

 A rebel fighter walks near a military vehicle in Menagh, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024.

White House puts pressure on Turkey to restrain Syrian rebels - report

The US noted that President Bashar al-Assad's "regime" has been part of an ongoing refusal to "engage in a political process," which has "created the conditions now unfolding."

 A Syrian rebel holds his weapon as he stands near Nubl's city in Nubl, north of Aleppo, Syria December 2, 2024.

President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded by Syrian rebels

Early reports showed rebels walking around the seemingly abandoned but ostentatious palace.

 Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to pro-Kremlin journalist Vladimir Sovolyov, March 2024.

Syria rebels say they reached Aleppo city in surprise sweep

Russian and Syrian warplanes bombed the area near the border with Turkey on Thursday to try to push back an insurgent offensive that has captured territory for the first time in years.

 Hezbollah and Syrian flags flutter on a military vehicle in Western Qalamoun, Syria August 28, 2017.

Syrian tribal forces seize US-Kurdish backed villages, capture coalition soldiers - report

The incident marks the largest tribesman attack on Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) sites since the start of the Arab tribal rebellion in 2023. 

 A Coalition convoy of US led international coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) stops to test fire their M2 machine guns and MK19 grenade launcher in the Middle Euphrates River Valley in the Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, November 22, 2018

Syrian regime organized ghost militias - war crimes researchers

"The moment I heard that my kids were dead, I was holding a six-month-old baby that had just been killed in Adawiya. So, I was imagining what had happened to my kids," said a former Syrian rebel.

 Fighters in Syria