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The capture of Syria's major cities by rebel groups Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and the Syrian National Army, fighting against the forces of President Bashar al-Assad, offers Turkey the opportunity to achieve its strategic goals in the country.

Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani sought to reassure religious minorities on Saturday after Islamist-led fighters snatched key cities and swathes of territory from government control.

Turkey-backed forces advance in Syria, raising concerns about HTS presence and shifting power dynamics in the region.

Syrian rebels have captured the strategic and symbolically significant city of Hama. This is why it matters.

The lightning-fast capture, by Syrian rebels, of large swaths of northern Syria, including the war-torn country’s second-largest city, Aleppo, and the strategically important city of Hama further south, is a body blow for the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Assad’s forces have offered little resistance so far, as attention turns to how his allies will react

The CIA spent four years trying to overthrow the Syrian government. It failed. But a former leader of Al Qaeda might do it in a few weeks.

Islamist-led opposition forces have captured Aleppo and Hama, catching President Assad’s regime off guard, and could soon have a route to the capital

Explore the emergence of the 'Military Operations Command' in the Syrian civil war involving diverse rebel factions and their impact on the regional landscape.