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Assad says Turkish support 'main factor' in Idlib takeover

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Turkish military and logistical support was the main factor that helped insurgents to seize the northwestern city of Idlib from government control last month. Idlib, a short drive from the Turkish border, is only the second provincial capital to fall...

Key Islamist group Shamiya Front resolves itself: source

Key rebel groups operating under Al-Shamiya Front in northern city of Aleppo have decided to dissolve their coalition as defections rise, well-informed sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The 4-month-old alliance reached an end as number of Islamist factions defected and formed a new group...