Former al-Qaeda chief Abu Mohammed al-Golani led overthrow of Syria’s Assad
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters As the commander of al-Qaeda’s franchise in the Syrian civil war, Abu Mohammed al-Golani was a shadowy figure who kept out of the public eye, even when his group became the most powerful faction fighting to topple Bashar al-Assad. Today, he is the most recognisable of Syria’s triumphant rebels, having gradually stepped […]
Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo, Russia conducts strikes in support of Assad
Amman, Jordan Reuters The Syrian army said on Saturday dozens of its soldiers had been killed in a major attack led by Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels who swept into the city of Aleppo, forcing the army to redeploy in the biggest challenge to President Bashar al-Assad in years. Russia’s Defence Ministry said its air […]
Islamic State: A decade after the group declared a caliphate, it’s defeated but remains lethal
QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and BASSEM MROUE, of Associated Press, report on the ongoing threat posed by the Islamic State militant group…