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Ansar al-Sham merges with powerful Jaish al-Islam

(Zaman Al Wasl) - Battalion of “Ansar al-Sham, key rebel unit in the coastal Latakia province said Thursday it had merged with powerful Jaish al-Islam rebel group. The online statement said the new step come in solidarity with people and fighters in Aleppo, and a response to people’s...

Putin’s victory? Russia’s role in recapturing Aleppo

When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the Kremlin’s bombing campaign in Syria last year to back up leader Bashar Assad, the regime’s forces were being pushed back. Now Damascus is celebrating its biggest victory in over five years of war after recapturing control of the...

Kerry accuses Assad regime of 'massacre' in Aleppo

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry accused the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad of carrying out "nothing short of a massacre" in Aleppo, where thousands were evacuated on Thursday from the last rebel bastion in a city besieged for years. Kerry, speaking at a news briefing, said...

Turkish, Russian premiers discuss Aleppo crisis

Turkish and Russian premiers spoke over the phone about the situation in the Syrian city of Aleppo late Thursday, according to a Turkish Prime Ministry source. Binali Yildirim called on his counterpart Dmitry Medvedev to use Russia’s "influence" on its stakeholders in Aleppo, the source,...