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Syrian government advances oust rebels from key Hama areas

Syrian government advances oust rebels from key Hama areas
Weedah Hamzah (dpa) | 08/20/2019 | Politics
BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Syrian rebels withdrew from key areas in the northern countryside of Hama on Tuesday, a monitoring group said, after government forces ended the opposition's five-year reign over the strategically important town of Khan Sheikhoun. The areas the rebels have left include...
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Saudi-Qatar crisis puts Syria rebels in tricky position

Saudi-Qatar crisis puts Syria rebels in tricky position
Sammy Ketz | 06/17/2017 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Sammy Ketz- A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position, analysts say, after rivalries between Gulf backers had already weakened the opposition. Both Sunni-ruled monarchies sided with the protesters in March 2011, when the...
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Syria rebels renew Aleppo attack before Russia ceasefire

Syria rebels renew Aleppo attack before Russia ceasefire
Omar Haj Kadour | 11/04/2016 | Politics
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Omar Haj Kadour- Syrian rebels renewed their bid to break a government siege of eastern Aleppo on Thursday, shelling regime-held parts of the city hours before a brief Russian-declared ceasefire was due to begin. State media said at least 12 people had been killed in rebel rocket and...
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Syria rebels say Aleppo siege broken

Syria rebels say Aleppo siege broken
Rouba El Husseini | 08/07/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rouba El Husseini- Syrian rebels said Saturday they have broken a three-week government siege of second city Aleppo, turning the tables on Russian-backed regime forces who are now on the defensive. To the northeast, a Western-backed alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters scored a...
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Rebel rocket fire kills 3 civilians in Syria's Aleppo

Rebel rocket fire kills 3 civilians in Syria's Aleppo
AFP | 05/09/2016 | Politics
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Syrian rebels on Sunday fired rockets into a regime-held district of Aleppo, killing three civilians and wounding 15, a monitoring group said. They were the first casualties since a ceasefire took hold on Thursday in the battleground northern city where regime forces control...
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US military training 'dozens' of moderate Syrian rebels

US military training 'dozens' of moderate Syrian rebels
AFP | 04/02/2016 | Politics
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US military is currently working with "dozens" of Syrian rebels under a revamped train-and-equip program implemented after a much-criticized initiative collapsed last year, an official said Friday. The Pentagon drew heavy fire last October after admitting its...
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Pentagon denies US-trained rebels captured in Syria

Pentagon denies US-trained rebels captured in Syria
AFP | 07/31/2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The Pentagon denied reports Thursday that new graduates of its program to train Syrian rebels had been captured by rivals from an Al-Qaeda affiliate. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said earlier that Al-Nusra Front had kidnapped eight members of a...
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US may train Syrian rebels to guide air raids: Pentagon

US may train Syrian rebels to guide air raids: Pentagon
AFP | 02/19/2015 | Politics
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The United States will provide basic military training and equipment to Syrian rebels and may eventually instruct them on how to call in air strikes against Islamic State jihadists, the Pentagon said Wednesday. But for the moment, the training will focus on fundamentals...
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US Congress may soon vote to arm, train Syria rebels

US Congress may soon vote to arm, train Syria rebels
AFP | 09/11/2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON- US lawmakers could vote within days to authorize the military to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, with Democrats drafting the legislation Wednesday in an effort to reverse advances by the Islamic State (IS). The possible move follows a last-minute request by President Barack Obama,...
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