Assad, Aleppo and Syria

Daniel DePetris: After rebels retake Aleppo, is Bashar Assad on his way out?
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad
The surprise attack jolted the frontlines of the Syrian civil war that have largely been frozen since 2020. The army said it was preparing a counteroffensive.
It took Assad four years to capture Aleppo – Syrian rebels could take it back within hours
For the first time since 2012, Assad is on his own. It took his forces four years to capture Aleppo – the rebels could take it back within hours. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 3 months with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Assad regime sends in reinforcements to stop Syrian insurgents’ advance after Aleppo seized
The Syrian regime has rushed in reinforcements to hold off a rebel advance into the Hama countryside, after the insurgents seized the country’s second city Aleppo in the biggest threat to autocratic ruler Bashar al-Assad in years.
Syrian insurgents capture most of Aleppo in surprise attack
Syrian rebels launched a surprise attack on Saturday and quickly advanced through several provinces in the north and northwest of Syria, including the city of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city.
Syria’s Rebels Struck When Assad’s Allies Were Weakened and Distracted
Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative and seize new territory.
Syrian rebels seize Aleppo in surprise offensive
Rebels captured Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo, over the weekend and advanced toward Hama in a surprise incursion that reignited Syria's 13-year-old civil war and embarrassed President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Syrian rebels launch surprise offensive against Bashar al-Assad’s regime
Syrian rebels have launched a surprise offensive against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a significant escalation in Syria’s civil war, which is raising concerns about a potential wider regional conflict in the Middle East.
Syria targets rebels after surprise siege of Aleppo
Syria carried out airstrikes targeting the rebel forces that seized the country's second largest city of Aleppo in a surprise advance last week that caught the government off guard.
Assad regime scrambles to respond to Syrian rebels' offensive
Anti-government fighters are continuing to advance even as Syrian and Russian forces seek to halt their progress.
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Behind the fall of Aleppo
Since the Syrian civil war began, around 2012, approximately 6.9 million people have been internally displaced, and an additional 6.8 million are refugees, mainly in Turkey and Jordan — and Lebanon, ...
Aleppo Videos Show Syrian Celebrations as Assad's Forces Seem to Retreat
The British-based monitoring group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), said that more than 300 people had been ...
Watch Syrian rebels storm Assad’s palace and rifle through dictator’s bedroom drawers after seizing second city Aleppo
Assad’s palace and rifle through his bedroom drawers. The humiliating footage for the ruthless dictator comes as Islamist ...
Pro-Iranian militias enter Syria, President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded
President Bashar Assad's Aleppo Palace invaded by Syrian rebels • Airstrikes in northwestern Syria kill 25 people ...
Syria: Assad under pressure in Aleppo
Islamist rebels in Syria are taking the fight to the Assad regime. Still, the strongman's grip on power isn't under threat.
What Tulsi Gabbard Has Said About Syria's Assad as Insurgents Seize Aleppo
Gabbard met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2017 and two years later she said he was "not the enemy" of the U.S.
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Aleppo Fell. The Rest of the Middle East Is Wobbling.
The Middle East is today more repressive than it was in 2010. The authoritarian regimes that have emerged since 2011 have ...
After entering Aleppo, Syrian insurgents advance to a nearby province; Assad says he'll defeat them
Thousands of Syrian insurgents took over most of Aleppo on Saturday, establishing positions in the country's largest city and ...