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Syria Rebels Name Mohammed Al-Bashir Head Of Transitional Government: Report
The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said Tuesday.
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"Syria Being Purified": Victory Speech By Rebel Chief Who Ended Assad Rule
Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from government control in less than two weeks.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Damascus, US Fears President Assad's Chemical Weapons
Syrian rebel forces claim to have made inroads, bringing them closer to the heart of the capital Damascus, the seat of President Bashar al-Assad's power. The swift advance has plunged Assad's regime into its most precarious position.
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Syria Rebels Say Encircling Damascus As Government Denies Falling Back
Earlier, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus as government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum.
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"Damascus Awaits": Syrian Rebels Have Begun Encircling Capital, Says Report
In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.
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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To "Overthrow" Assad Regime
Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday.
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Russia Chooses Its Own Path, Defends President Assad In Syrian Chemical Attack
Russia suggested on Wednesday it would publicly stand by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad despite outrage over a chemical weapons attack, setting Donald Trump's new US administration on course for a head-on diplomatic collision with Moscow.
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Analysis: The ISIS Apocalypse Has Been Postponed But The Militants Might Still Believe In It
ISIS has tried to frame the loss of the symbolic town of Dabiq as not being a prophesied battle with the West, which it cited in its propaganda for years.
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US Defense Secretary Calls On Turkey Not To Target Syria Rebels
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on Turkey to stay focused on fighting ISIS and not to target Kurdish elements of Syrian rebels.
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Syrian Rebels Storm Aleppo Artillery Base, Army Says Attack Repelled
Syrian rebels stormed a major army artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday to try an end the siege of opposition-held areas but the Syrian army said it had repelled the attack and killed hundreds of insurgents.
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Film Shows Syria Rebels Beheading Boy: Report
A video circulated on social media on Tuesday depicts rebel fighters beheading a boy after capturing him north of Syria's second city Aleppo, a monitor said.
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ISIS Forces Syria Rebels To Retreat From Border Area
US-backed Syrian rebels were pushed back from the outskirts of an ISIS-held town on the border with Iraq and a nearby air base today after the jihadists mounted a counter- attack, two rebel sources said.
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Shelling Kills 10 Children In Aleppo As Syria Violence Rises
Ten children have been killed by rebel shelling on Syria's largest city this weekend, as the UN warned of "desperate" conditions inside a war-ravaged Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. The violence underscores the fragility of the cease-fire in Syria, which has unraveled in the north despite ongoing peace negotiations.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia To Stop Bombing 'Moderate' Syria Rebels
US President Barack Obama urged Russia on Sunday to stop bombing "moderate" rebels in Syria in support of its ally Bashar al-Assad, a campaign seen in the West as a major obstacle to latest efforts to end the war.
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US-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Says Assault on Islamic State Imminent
A Syrian rebel group which is part of a new US-backed alliance that also includes the Kurdish YPG militia announced on Thursday plans for an imminent offensive against Islamic State militants in Raqqa province, the jihadists' stronghold in Syria.
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Syria Rebels Name Mohammed Al-Bashir Head Of Transitional Government: Report
The Syrian rebels now in power in Damascus appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as head of a transitional government that will be in place until March 1, state media said Tuesday.
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"Syria Being Purified": Victory Speech By Rebel Chief Who Ended Assad Rule
Syria's rebel leader hailed a "historic" victory Sunday from a landmark Damascus mosque after his Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group headed a lightning offensive, snatching the capital from government control in less than two weeks.
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Syrian Rebels Enter Damascus, US Fears President Assad's Chemical Weapons
Syrian rebel forces claim to have made inroads, bringing them closer to the heart of the capital Damascus, the seat of President Bashar al-Assad's power. The swift advance has plunged Assad's regime into its most precarious position.
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Syria Rebels Say Encircling Damascus As Government Denies Falling Back
Earlier, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus as government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum.
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"Damascus Awaits": Syrian Rebels Have Begun Encircling Capital, Says Report
In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.
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Syria Rebel Leader Says Goal Is To "Overthrow" Assad Regime
Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's rule, their Islamist leader said in an interview published on Friday.
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Russia Chooses Its Own Path, Defends President Assad In Syrian Chemical Attack
Russia suggested on Wednesday it would publicly stand by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad despite outrage over a chemical weapons attack, setting Donald Trump's new US administration on course for a head-on diplomatic collision with Moscow.
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Analysis: The ISIS Apocalypse Has Been Postponed But The Militants Might Still Believe In It
ISIS has tried to frame the loss of the symbolic town of Dabiq as not being a prophesied battle with the West, which it cited in its propaganda for years.
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US Defense Secretary Calls On Turkey Not To Target Syria Rebels
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on Turkey to stay focused on fighting ISIS and not to target Kurdish elements of Syrian rebels.
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Syrian Rebels Storm Aleppo Artillery Base, Army Says Attack Repelled
Syrian rebels stormed a major army artillery base in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday to try an end the siege of opposition-held areas but the Syrian army said it had repelled the attack and killed hundreds of insurgents.
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Film Shows Syria Rebels Beheading Boy: Report
A video circulated on social media on Tuesday depicts rebel fighters beheading a boy after capturing him north of Syria's second city Aleppo, a monitor said.
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ISIS Forces Syria Rebels To Retreat From Border Area
US-backed Syrian rebels were pushed back from the outskirts of an ISIS-held town on the border with Iraq and a nearby air base today after the jihadists mounted a counter- attack, two rebel sources said.
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Shelling Kills 10 Children In Aleppo As Syria Violence Rises
Ten children have been killed by rebel shelling on Syria's largest city this weekend, as the UN warned of "desperate" conditions inside a war-ravaged Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus. The violence underscores the fragility of the cease-fire in Syria, which has unraveled in the north despite ongoing peace negotiations.
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Barack Obama Urges Russia To Stop Bombing 'Moderate' Syria Rebels
US President Barack Obama urged Russia on Sunday to stop bombing "moderate" rebels in Syria in support of its ally Bashar al-Assad, a campaign seen in the West as a major obstacle to latest efforts to end the war.
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US-Backed Syrian Rebel Group Says Assault on Islamic State Imminent
A Syrian rebel group which is part of a new US-backed alliance that also includes the Kurdish YPG militia announced on Thursday plans for an imminent offensive against Islamic State militants in Raqqa province, the jihadists' stronghold in Syria.
