Thousands of foreign fighters fought alongside the Syrian rebel groups that toppled the Assad dictatorship. Many plan to stay, despite the qualms of the United States and some Syrians. By Raja ...
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels have withdrawn from three villages threatened by Russian strikes in the northern province of Aleppo that borders Turkey, allowing Kurdish fighters to overrun them, a monitor ...
DAMASCUS—Syria’s new leaders have to figure out what to do with thousands of foreign fighters in their ranks, whom many in the country fear and suspect were involved in a recent wave of ethnic ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The Obama administration is using millions of your tax dollars to send Syrian rebels small arms and ammunition to fight their own ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Syria's de facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, walks in the presidential palace ahead ...
A Syrian rebel fighter cheers as he enters the central city of Hama – Copyright AFP Bakr ALKASEM Rebel forces pressing a lightning offensive in Syria aim to ...
Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party. He was ousted in December 2024 by ...