The Latest Breaking News from HTS

The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by opposition forces. A complex set of circumstances created the right time for rebels to strike, plunging Syria into an uncertain future and catching President Bashar al-Assad by surprise.

War broke out in 2011 following the government’s repression of peaceful pro-democracy protests and has spiralled into a complex conflict

US faces challenges in Syria as rebel groups launch offensive in Aleppo. Maintains anti-ISIS mission with 900 troops. Concerns over HTS and Assad regime sa...

Iran’s foreign minister blamed Israel’s intervention instead, but emergency talks in Ankara said to be ‘constructive’

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s sudden offensive on major city has grabbed global attention but experts are not so surprised

Turkey could be one of the big winners from the new Syria crisis, giving it a chance to tackle its Syrian refugee problem and the Kurdish threat along its border, observers say.

HTS is the largest of the armed opposition groups that routed regime forces from Aleppo. Here’s an overview.

Joint Syrian-Russian strikes hit residential areas in Idlib city, causing destruction and killing several civilians.

White Helmets say at least 18 people killed in strikes on five healthcare facilities including maternity hospital

The Syrian military and its ally Russia conducted deadly joint air raids on areas under Islamist-led rebel control on Monday, as they battle a lightning offensive that has wrested swathes of Syria from government control.

Fighting was continuing across north-western Syria on Monday hours after France joined its western allies Germany, Britain and the United States in a plea to de-escalate a surge of violence during which rebel groups have taken control of key cities.