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The Times 'Even apart from Islamist forces, the range of groups vying for territory in Syria is dizzying. Militant rebel group HTS had its stronghold in the north-west. In the [...]

Byline: Loveday Morris; Abbie Cheeseman; Suzan Haidamous DAMASCUS, Syria -- After sweeping into this capital city with ease, exposing the hollowness of the Assad regime after more than half a [...]

Byline: Muhammad Haj Kadour and Raja Abdulrahim Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, but residents express some [...]

Byline: By, Anders Anglesey Russian despot Vladimir Putin has boasted his new ballistic Oreshnik missile would make nuclear weapons redundant. The Russian President bragged about the weapon's speed, which is [...]

Byline: By, Chiara Fiorillo A member of Assad's infamous Tiger Forces who fed prisoners to his pet lion has reportedly been publicly executed by Syrian rebels. Talal Dakkak is said [...]

Byline: Andrew Jeong; Leo Sands; Bryan Pietsch; Sammy Westfall As the Syrian rebel coalition that ousted Bashar al-Assad, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), further consolidates control [...]

Byline: Ephrat Livni The fighters shared a desire to topple Bashar al-Assad's government, but they don't share much else. Rebel forces have swept through Syria and forced former President Bashar [...]

Byline: Dan Sabbagh and Kiran Stacey Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the leading group that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, is not a direct terror threat to the UK, according to [...]

Byline: Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor The UN would consider taking the Syrian rebel group that toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad off its designated terrorist list if it passes the [...]

Byline: Julian Borger and Harry Davies The rebel leader now running much of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has offered rewards for senior army and intelligence officers involved in war crimes, as [...]

Byline: William Christou in eastern Ghouta This time, the doors of the Syrian state broadcaster were held open for Mohammed Abu al-Zaid. The rebel commander strode into the building, camo-clad [...]

Syrian security checkpoints sat empty on Monday across Damascus. Abandoned tanks were scattered across the roads, along with stray pieces of military uniforms stripped off by soldiers when opposition forces [...]

Byline: By, Kelly-Ann Mills A James Bond villain-style secretive liar, complete with an underground tunnel network, reportedly belonging to the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's brother has been revealed. A [...]

Byline: By, Chris Hughes As the dust settles in Syrian rebels' lightning toppling of despot Bashar al-Assad the country could still suffer an appalling resurgence of violence. Incredibly the power-bases [...]

Byline: By, Ryan Fahey Rebels in Syria are in a race against time to free their comrades being crushed and suffocated in one of Bashar al-Assad's most notorious 'slaughterhouse' prisons. [...]

Byline: By, Liam Buckler An iron press was used to horrifically crush prisoners to death in ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's 'human slaughterhouse', according to a shocking new video. In [...]

Byline: By, SARAH EL DEEB & BASSEM MROUE and TIA GOLDENBERG & Alya Zayed Syria's prime minister said Monday that most Cabinet ministers are still working from offices in Damascus [...]

Byline: Shivam Verma In a dramatic turn of events, Islamist rebel forces in Syria stormed the presidential palace of former President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, hours after he reportedly fled [...]

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries. The [...]

Byline: Jason Burke Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS; Levant Liberation Union) is led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, and is the dominant faction in the rebel alliance [...]

Byline: Peter Beaumont Bombing raids have hit sites across Syria as regional actors in the Middle East scrambled to defend their interests in Syria after the sudden fall of the [...]

Byline: Shivam Verma Syrian rebels on Sunday announced the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad, bringing an end to his family's five-decade rule in a dramatic offensive. The collapse of Assad's [...]

Byline: Heba Elayyan Dec. 8AMMAN With prosecution, compulsory military service and revenge becoming less of a concern in Syria following the recent developments, analysts argued that the question of refugees' [...]

After ousting Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, rebels announced imposing a curfew in the capital Damascus. The Russian Foreign Ministry revealed that the ousted president has left Syria while denying any [...]

Byline: By, Pol Allingham PA & Will Twigger Sailors on a Royal Navy destroyer have been reunited with their loved ones for Christmas after a mission lasting more than six [...]

Byline: By, Voice of the Mirror With ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad reportedly fleeing to Moscow, Syrians are understandably celebrating the end of a bloody 13-year civil war. However, fears over [...]

Byline: By, Zahra Khaliq Bashar Al-Assad is reportedly in Moscow with family after he 'stepped down' and 'left Syria' earlier today. Opposition fighters toppled the dictator this morning as they [...]

Byline: By, Tim Hanlon A toppling of the Assad regime in Syria would be 'welcome news' said Angela Rayner after rebel forces took Damascus. The British Government had been working [...]

Byline: By, Fiona Leishman Syrian president Basha al-Assad's plane has vanished as he and his family flee after rebels took hold of Damascus earlier today. This is a breaking news [...]

Byline: By, Tim Hanlon Donald Trump says that Syrian leader Bashar Assad has left after losing protection from a 'weakened Russia'. Overnight on Sunday, a lightning rebel offensive seized control [...]

Byline: By, Tim Hanlon The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held [...]

Byline: Kareem Fahim; Mohamad El Chamaa; Loveday Morris ISTANBUL -- President Bashar al-Assad, Syria's autocratic ruler, was ousted Sunday after a quarter century in power, toppled after an Islamist rebel [...]

Byline: Kareem Fahim, Mohamad El Chamaa, Loveday Morris ISTANBUL - President Bashar al-Assad, Syria's autocratic ruler, was ousted Sunday after a quarter century in power, toppled after an Islamist rebel [...]

The leader of the main Syrian opposition armed group that seized Syria's capital, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, has said the Syrian people are the 'rightful owners' of the country after the [...]

President Bashar Assads political survival was under threat Saturday as the Syrian government battled opposition rebellions around the country and one of his most important allies, Iran, pared back its [...]

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule appears on the brink of collapse as Syrian rebels claim to be seizing full control of the vital city of Homs and advancing towards [...]

Byline: Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima When a patchwork of rebel armies threatened Syria's capital a decade ago, governments from Washington to the Middle East were forced to confront a jarring [...]

The longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is facing threats from rebellions on numerous fronts as his key ally, Iran, is paring back support. President Bashar al-Assad's political survival was under [...]