U.S. holds first meeting with rebels in charge of Syria
WASHINGTON — Senior U.S. diplomats traveled to Damascus Friday and held a first-ever meeting with the rebels who toppled longtime dictator Bashar Assad. Washington officially regards…
With the “nightmare” of Assad over, moderation of Islamist rebels eases Syrians’ fears
Members of the opposition forces eat as they are deployed in the liberated areas of Daraa, northern Syria, on Tuesday. Photo by Fadel Itani /UPI.…
US officials in ‘direct contact’ with victorious Syria rebels
ReutersThe US has made "direct contact" with the HTS rebels who now control Syria after toppling the Assad regime, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has…
US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges contact with Syria’s HTS rebels | Syria’s War News
The administration of President Joe Biden has acknowledged contact with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Syrian opposition group that led the recent lightning offensive that…
Video: Who is the leader of Syria’s HTS rebels? | Syria’s War
NewsFeedHere’s a closer look at the Syrian opposition leader known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, who helped to lead the overthrow of President Assad.Published On 9…
Cal to face off against UNLV in the L.A. Bowl at SoFi Stadium
No. 24 UNLV will play Cal in this year’s L.A. Bowl, which will once again be hosted by four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski at…
Crowds gather in Damascus after rebels declare city ‘free’
Rebel forces in Damascus have declared the capital city "free" of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in the early hours of Sunday.Video, from the Associated Press,…
Syrian rebels say they’ve captured Homs, appear poised to enter Damascus
An opposition fighter takes a photo at the Hama Airport Saturday after the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, took control of the…
Uncertainty grips Damascus as rebels approach Syrian capital
Getty ImagesThe streets of Damascus are uncharacteristically empty on Saturday night, Zaina Shahla, a 42-year-old journalist living in the centre of the Syrian capital, tells…
Syria rebels now 6 MILES from capital after seizing major cities in lightning blitz as Assad regime faces total collapse
SYRIAN rebels are now just six miles from the capital after seizing major cities as their lightning advance continues.Damascus is now facing an attack from…
Local rebels take most of southern Syrian region of Deraa
AFPDeraa is close to the main border crossings with Jordan and is where Syrian uprising began in March 2011 (file image)Rebel forces in southern Syria…
Syrian rebels push towards Hama as government forces launch counterattacks | Syria’s War News
Rebel groups in northwestern Syria say they are pushing towards the city of Hama after taking control of nearby Aleppo in a lightning offensive that…
Syrian rebels seize control of Aleppo city in a lightning offensive | Syria’s War News
Fighters from the Hay’et Tahrir al-Sham armed group have swept into the city of Aleppo after a lightning offensive, forcing the Syrian army to withdraw…
Syrian rebels control Aleppo city; counteroffensive planned
1 of 2 | Internally displaced people arrive at a shelter in the town of Al-Bardaqli near the city of Sarmada, Syria, amid ongoing armed…
Syria rebels claim to have entered country’s second city
Rebel forces in Syria have taken control of "half" of the country's second-largest city, Aleppo, according to the UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for Human…
Indian soldiers engaged in deadly gun battles with Kashmir rebels | India-Pakistan Partition News
One rebel killed as two separate gunfights under way amid increase in armed attacks in the Indian-administered Kashmir.A suspected rebel has been killed in a…
Six soldiers and eight rebels killed in fighting in northwest Pakistan | Pakistan Taliban News
Army says a high-ranking officer among those killed as the military clashes with rebels in two incidents.Six Pakistani soldiers and at least eight rebels have…
Indian soldiers kill dozens of suspected Maoist rebels in Abujhmad forest | Armed Groups News
Police say 31 Maoist rebels killed in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh after a nine-hour firefight.At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels have been killed…
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels after 19 months | Conflict News
Indonesian police say Mehrtens has been flown out of mountainous Nduga and appears in good health.New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by rebels…
Skelton: Democratic rebels test Newsom during fight with Big Oil
SACRAMENTO — Using a baseball tactic that former college ballplayer Gavin Newsom should understand, the Legislature has started throwing brushback pitches at the lame duck governor.The…