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The longtime Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is facing threats from rebellions on numerous fronts as his key ally, Iran, is paring back support.

Opposition factions overrun government forces and take control of swathes of district outside the capital.

DOHA—Syrian government forces scrambled to shore up their crumbling lines of defense, after a string of rebel victories in cities north and south of the ...

Syrian insurgents have reached Damascus suburbs, their first advance near the capital since 2018, while Syrian state media deny rumours of Assad fleeing.

A rebel commander said opposition forces had begun to encircle the Syrian capital, Damascus. · Damascus is the seat of power for Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Syrian rebels say they have "fully liberated" the city of Homs, as rebel leader Golani says it is a "historic moment". Syria's defence ministry earlier said ...

As insurgents pursue a shock offensive that quickly captured not just Aleppo, but the key city of Hama, the Syrian President appears to be largely on his ...

President Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never defeated them, ...

The Syrian government now has control of only four of 14 provincial capitals: Now insurgents are active in the suburbs surrounding Damascus.

Rumours surround the whereabouts of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as rebels make advances into the capital city's suburbs.

A Syrian opposition war monitor and a pro-government media outlet say government forces have withdrawn from much of the central city of Homs.

Syrian opposition groups say their forces are entering Homs and have started to surround Syria's government-held capital Damascus. Reports say Syrian army ...

The rebels' moves around Damascus, reported by the monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern part of the country, ...

Insurgents gained control after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as rebels marched on Damascus.

A lightening Syrian Islamist offensive over just days contributed to the demise of the over 50-year reign of the Assad Baathist regime in Damascus.

Biden administration officials, watching the remarkable speed of the Syrian rebel advance, increasingly see the possibility of the regime of Bashar al-Assad ...

Reuters reported that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has left Damascus.

Syrian rebels appear to have entered the capital Damascus after facing scant resistance from regime forces, as President Bashar al-Assad's decades-long grip ...