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Syrian Rebels’ Lightning Offensive Zeroes In on Major City
Syrian rebels were closing in on Homs after seizing two other major cities in a lightning offensive that has reignited the civil war after more than a decade and thrown the future of President ...
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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels close in on third major city
“Our forces continue to advance ... the rebels to the north and south of Hama with “artillery fires, missiles and Syrian-Russian joint military aircraft.” Inside the city, video footage ...
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Thousands flee as Syrian rebels advance on Homs, the country’s third-largest city
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city ... third largest, as insurgents seized two towns on the outskirts Friday, positioning themselves for an assault on a potentially ...
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Syrian rebels announce seizing full control over Homs, the third-largest city
Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdul Ghany said early on Sunday that insurgent forces "fully liberated" Syria's central city of Homs ... speed as rebels seized a string of major cities and ...
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Syrian rebels enter Hama, pushing army from key city and freeing hundreds of prisoners
Syrian rebels ousted ... Hama lies more than a third of the way from Aleppo to Damascus, and its capture would open the road for a rebel advance on Homs, the main central city that functions ...
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Syrian rebels claim to reach key city of Homs, extending rapid offensive against Assad
BEIRUT: Syrian rebel forces said on Friday (Dec 6) their lightning advance reached the central ... three Syrian sources told Reuters. It was the third major city, after Aleppo and Hama in the ...
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Rebels close in on central city of Homs as aid groups sound alarm on Syria
It was the third major city ... forces in southern city of Sweida on Friday, two witnesses and a local activist said. A person holds a Syrian opposition flag, after rebels led by HTS have sought ...
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Syrian insurgents have reached the gates of the capital city of Damascus, reports say
It stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the capital, and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus — the Syrian ... city’s capture was a major victory for the rebels ...
Amid Syria’s upheaval, a wariness over the rebels’ Islamist roots
A string of stunning victories has spurred White House worries about a “catastrophic success” in Syria if Islamist fighters ...
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Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar ...
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Syrian rebels capture Hama in major blow to Assad, allies
Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern ... Hama lies more than a third of the way from Aleppo to Damascus and its ...