The collection of rebel groups fighting to depose President Bashar al-Assad of Syria pushed further south on Friday toward a major city en route to the capital, as the government’s chief patron, Iran, moved to evacuate military commanders and other
Image Syrian rebel fighters riding through the streets of Hama yesterday.Credit...Abdulaziz Ketaz/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesSyrian rebels advanced in the direction of Damascus Syrian rebels stormed into the city of Hama yesterday as governme
Image Celebrations in Umayyad Square in Damascus yesterday.Credit...Daniel Berehulak/The New York TimesSyrian rebels are in control, but their plans are yet unclear The rebels who took over Damascus announced yesterday that a new government would beg
For many Syrianswjevo, the fall of President Bashar al-Assad provides an opportunity — at last — to try to discover the fates of loved ones who disappeared into a notorious military prison that has become a symbol of human rights abuses under his ru