Syrian rebels

Rebel fighters gesture, after rebels seized the capital and ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 9, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
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How Syria rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster

Rebels told Turkey about attack plan six months ago

People stand near a damaged statue of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, in Qamishli, Syria December 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Orhan Qereman
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With Assad ousted, a new era starts in Syria as the world watches

Top rebel commander Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks to a crowd at Ummayad Mosque in Damascus, after Syrian rebels announced that they have ousted President Bashar al-Assad, Syria December 8, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano
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Syrian rebels topple Assad who flees to Russia in Mideast shakeup

Abu Mohammed al-Jolani is a jihadist chief who has sought to portray himself as a more moderate leader. Photo: Omar HAJ KADOUR
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Syria's Jolani: from jihadist to pragmatist

A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is pictured with its frame broken, in a Syrian regime's Political Security Branch facility on the outskirts of the central city of Hama, following the capture of the area by anti-government forces, on December 7, 2024. Photo: AFP
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The rise and fall of the Assad Dynasty

A poster depicting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is placed on a building in Damascus, after last week's rebel seizure of Aleppo marked the biggest offensive for years, Syria December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
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Syrian rebels topple President Assad, PM calls for free elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria December 11, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/ via REUTERS/File Photo
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Iron-fisted Assad under threat as Syrian rebels draw closer

A rebel fighter holds a weapon, after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria December 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano/File Photo
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Syrian rebel assault widens as Assad races to defend Homs, Damascus

People stand near a damaged vehicle, after rebels led by HTS have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onwards to Homs, in Hama, Syria December 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mahmoud Hasano
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Syrian rebels claim to reach key city of Homs, extending rapid offensive against Assad

A traffic police directs cars, after rebels took the main northern city of Aleppo and have since pushed south from their enclave in northwest of the country, in Aleppo, Syria, December 4, 2024. REUTERS
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By running Aleppo, Syrian rebels seek to show they are alternative to Assad

Idlib, Syria, released December 1, 2024. The White Helmets/Handout via REUTERS
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Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syria's rebel-held northwest