Posts Tagged: syrian rebels
In Move Sought by Russia, Trump Ends CIA’s Covert Program to Arm, Train Syrian Rebels
President Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al-Assad, a move...
Report: Israel Providing Secret Aid to Syrian Rebels
JNS.org - Israel is secretly supporting Syrian rebel groups along its border in the Golan Heights, providing rebel groups with money, food, fuel and medical...
New US Envoy to UN: ‘For Those That Don’t Have Our Back, We’re Taking Names’
New U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley in her first visit to the United Nations put U.S. allies on notice: "For those that don’t have our back,...
Syrian Ceasefire Falls Apart as Government Forces Advance Around Damascus, Rebels Threaten to Suspend Peace Talks
A Syrian ceasefire backed by Russia and Turkey is crumbling five days after it began, with government forces pushing offensives around Damascus and rebels threatening...
Syrian Rebels Pause Peace Talks, Accuse Government of Breaching Ceasefire
Syrian rebel groups have announced they are freezing discussions about joining peace talks sponsored by Russia because of "breaches" in a four-day-old cease-fire by the...
Aleppo Evacuations Continue as UN Prepares to Vote on Sending Monitoring Group
Thousands more people were evacuated from what remained of the smashed rebel enclaves in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday, as the U.N. Security...
Civilian Evacuation Delayed in Aleppo as Shelling Resumes in Syrian City
Artillery shelling resumed early Wednesday on besieged eastern neighborhoods of the Syrian city of Aleppo, delaying the evacuation of thousands of civilians and medical staff...
Rebels in Aleppo Face Possible Collapse Following Syrian Regime’s Latest Onslaught
Civilians in Aleppo’s decimated rebel-held neighborhoods said their situation is growing increasingly desperate as signs mount that the opposition in the city faces potential collapse...
Russia Tells Rebels to Leave Aleppo by Friday Evening, Signaling Moratorium on Air Strikes
Russia on Wednesday told anti-government rebels holed up in Syria's Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling it would extend a moratorium on air strikes...
Iraqi Militias Flood Syria to Help Assad’s Siege of Aleppo
Iraqi militia fighters are pouring into Syria to reinforce the Assad regime’s siege of rebels in Aleppo, further complicating the tangled web of alliances the...
Russian, Syrian Forces Bomb Aleppo Camp Taken Over by Rebels
Russian and Syrian forces bombed a strategic camp on the northern edge of Aleppo on Sunday after losing control of it overnight, both rebels and...
Turkey-Backed Rebels Seize Control of Villages in Northern Syria From Kurdish-Led Forces
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels seized a number of villages and towns from Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria on Sunday amid Turkish airstrikes and shelling that killed...
7 Killed, 9 Wounded in Aleppo Rocket Attack After UN Warns of ‘Humanitarian Catastrophe’
Seven civilians were killed and nine wounded Wednesday in a rocket attack in Aleppo, Syria's state-run news agency said, hours after the United Nations warned...
Syrian Rebels Battle for Survival in Aleppo As Peace Talks Fail in Geneva
Syrian rebels battled for their survival in and around Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Thursday after a blitz of Russian airstrikes helped government loyalists...
