Rebel factions in syria

Syria's al-Sharaa pushes for unified military amid post-Assad challenges

HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been meeting with several Syrian rebel groups in an effort to work out any disputes between warring factions.

Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani
 An illustrative image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

'A new Putin': Turkey's Erdogan eyes power in Syria as Israel watches nervously

 A rebel fighter stands atop of a military vehicle as he carries a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag in Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province, Syria December 1, 2024.

HTS commander reveals how the group brought down Assad's regime in 11 days - report

 Travis Pete Timmerman, a US citizen who went missing in Syria, speaks to press after being found following the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, Syria on December 12, 2024.

US flies freed American Travis Timmerman out of Syria, official says


8,000 foreign Shi'ite fighters in Syria fighting for Assad, new study says

Shi'ite fighters could easily become "Iranian agents" that could spread out across the region, intelligence expert says.

Flags of Hezbollah, Assad's Syria 370

Gang warfare in Jihadi-land

The collapse of central government in Syria will doubtless be resolved before too long, but any accommodation will have little bearing on the wider Islamist ambitions of the jihadists who have battened on Syria’s troubles to advance agendas of their own.

Al- Qaida linked fighters in Syria.

Assad 'armed to the teeth,' stockpiling weapons of mass destruction

Sunday Times: Assad's regime accused of arming Alawite region despite agreements to destroy weapons.

Assad supporters carry Syrian flags and portraits in front of the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva January 31, 2014.