Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...

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Syrian rebels launched a surprise attack on Saturday and quickly advanced through several provinces in the north and ...

What’s happening in Aleppo? What we know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters - Russia and ...

Sham, a breakaway faction of al-Qaeda, staged a surprise offensive on Aleppo. Their sights are now set on the Syrian capital.