Early Sunday, the rebels said they had made it to the capital, Damascus, after a week of stunning military advances against Syrian regime forces. An Islamist armed group known as Hayat Tahrir al ...

The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups and foreign powers into the spotlight as they vie for control and influence. There are Turkish-backed rebels and ...

The Syrian rebel-backed media site al-Askare published video on Dec. 5 showing prisoners being released from Hama Central Prison. (Video: al-Askare via Storyful) Dec. 7: The Fall of Daraa ...