Syria’s war reignites
U.S. President Joe Biden warned Iran that the United States would “act forcefully” to protect Americans, after the U.S. military carried out air strikes against Iran-backed forces in retaliation for an attack in Syria that killed an American contractor and injured several U.S. troops.
Who are the key players fighting in Syria’s civil war?
The rebel groups fighting in Syria’s 13-year-long war are a complex patchwork of fighters, focused on battling against different enemies.
What led to Syria’s 13-year civil war, and why has fighting surged again?
The sudden assault by Syrian rebels has rapidly redrawn the civil war’s front lines and threatened once again the authority of President Bashar al-Assad.
Who is fighting in Syria and why?
Syrian rebels' capture of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus, jolting frontlines that had been dormant for years with implications for the region and beyond.
Who’s Fighting and Why in the Revived Syrian War
The rekindling of fighting in Syria comes after a four-year lull in a civil war that first broke out in 2011. The uneasy stalemate among the country’s various hostile factions was broken when rebel fighters captured the city of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and another rebel group took a smaller city north of there from Syrian Kurdish forces.
What to know about Syria's civil war and recent rebel gains
Syrian opposition forces in recent days seized Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities, reigniting a 13-year civil war.
Why the Syrian civil war is reigniting now
Syria's army and its allies are reported to have confronted an attack by forces affiliated with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in the north of the country. This comes after rebel fighters over the weekend took control of most of Aleppo.
Who are the Syrian rebels and what are they fighting for?
Fighting has engulfed Syria – 13 years after the start of the Civil War – as a new Jihadist-led coalition is attempting to overthrow president Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The balance of power appears to be shifting in Aleppo,
Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive
Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and doze
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