Syrian rebels

Idlib’s Rebels Unite Under Al Qaeda Banner While Syria Prepares Offensive

DAMASCUS, SYRIA – While the conflict in Syria has largely faded from the news following the Idlib demilitarization agreement primarily brokered by Russia and Turkey in mid-September, a new Syrian military report cited by Al Masdar News claims that the Syrian military is set to begin a long-anticipated, major military offensive to retake the Idlib province from rebel groups.

UN Commission on Syria Says Rebels in Idlib Should Leave to Protect Civilians

(MEE) — A UN commission on Wednesday said rebel groups in Syria’s Idlib province should leave urban areas to protect civilians from a looming government assault. “Most of those terrorist groups and other armed groups, they are in the cities. Perhaps one wonderful scenario is: Leave the cities,” said UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria chief Paulo Pinheiro. Hany […]

Israeli Military Admits to Arming Syrian Rebels, Then Censors Story

(ANTIWAR.COM) — The Jerusalem Post, a major Israeli newspaper, published an article on Wednesday quoting Israeli military officials as saying that they had been providing seven different Syrian rebel groups with “large amounts of cash, weapons and ammunition.” Though the report did not name all of the rebel factions subsidized by Israel, it did name Fursan al-Joulan, a rebel […]