Karam Shaar, the head of a consultancy focused on Syria, said the introduction of new technologies, including drones, into the rebels’ arsenal was critical to their advance. “The control over ...

In 2015, he declared in an interview with Al Jazeera that if his rebels ever managed to take over Syria, he would impose Sharia law over the country. In that interview, he said he would force ...

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The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated into it were largely responsible for the sectarian violence.

A man breaks the lock of a cell in the infamous Saydnaya military prison, just north of Damascus, Syria, on Monday. Thousands of inmates were released following the rebels’ overthrow of Bashar ...

The Ministry of Defense will take all necessary measures in response ... However, in late November, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive against Assad’s forces, just as a ceasefire ...

Syria plunges ... in December, with over 1,000 people killed in just two days as sectarian violence grips the country, Once hailed as "liberators", the victorious rebels-led by former Al-Qaeda ...