Free Syrian Army

Apr- 2020 -

29 April

Amid condemnation, Syria’s YPG disavows deadly car bomb in Efrin

Syria's Kurdish-led YPG denied responsibility for a truck bomb in the Turkey-occupied city of Efrin that killed at least 40 people

Mar- 2020 -

2 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria’s regime re-enters key Idlib town ahead of Russia-Turkey talks

Syrian pro-regime troops re-entered the Idlib province town of Saraqeb amid a blitz of Turkish strikes against Bashar al-Assad's forces

Oct- 2019 -

9 October

Middle East

Joanne StockerFergus Kelly

26

Turkey launches start of ‘Operation Peace Spring’ targeting SDF in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of a long-anticipated military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria

4 October

Middle East

Jared Szuba

9

Turkey-backed rebels announce unification under ‘Syrian National Army’

Representatives of various Syrian rebel groups supported by Turkey announced their formal unification as the Syrian National Army

Jul- 2018 -

6 July

Middle East

Bryan Bowman

1

South Syria rebels agree to surrender in Daraa

After a two-week offensive, Syrian rebels have agreed to a negotiated surrender in southern Daraa province, opposition and state media said

4 July

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

1

South Syria rebels say negotiations with Russia have failed

Rebels from south Syria said talks with Russia had collapsed after Moscow threatened a renewed military offensive if they did not agree to tough surrender terms

Mar- 2018 -

22 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

1

First Syrian rebels leave Eastern Ghouta enclave under Russia-brokered deal

Syrian rebels and their families began leaving the shrinking Eastern Ghouta enclave outside Damascus under an evacuation deal brokered by regime ally Russia

18 March

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

6

Kurds threaten guerrilla campaign after Turkey takes control of Syria’s Efrin

Turkish troops and their allies took control of the Syrian town of Efrin, while mainly Kurdish militias said they would now switch to a guerrilla campaign to avoid civilian casualties.

Jan- 2018 -

8 January

Middle East