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Syrian insurgent advances put Assad under pressure

Steady advances by insurgents on key fronts in Syria mean President Bashar al-Assad is under more military pressure than at any point in the four-year-old war. Losses in the north, east and south to groups including al Qaeda's Syrian arm and Islamic State may test Assad's hold...

U.S. accuses Syria of backing Islamic State's Aleppo advance

The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to help Islamic State fighters advance around the northern city of Aleppo, messages posted on the U.S. Embassy Syria official Twitter feed said. Islamic State fighters pushed back rival insurgents north of Aleppo on...

Rebels thwart ISIS attack on al-Lajat region east Daraa

. Southern Front rebels on Tuesday thwarted ISIS attack on al-Lajat border region with Jordan, Alweyat al-Omary group said in time supporters of the radical Islamist group claimed gains by controlling three villages east of Daraa city. Rebel sources and activists assured an ISIS bid to control...