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A Syrian Leader Tells His Country’s Story: An Interview with SAA General Hassan Hassan

What ISIS Left Behind: Reporting from Idlib, Syria’s Last Front

Investigative journalist Andre Vltchek tours the ruins of Idlib, Syria and the surrounding countryside to see the devastation wrought by ISIS and to speak to the residents about what lies ahead.

March 8th, 2019
Andre Vltchek
March 8th, 2019
By Andre Vltchek
Idlib Syria War Report

For a while, all the guns have fallen silent. I am near Idlib, the last stronghold of the terrorists in Syria. The area where the deadliest anti-government fighters, most of them injected into Syria from Turkey, with Saudi, Qatari and Western ‘help’, are literally holed up, ready for the final showdown. Just yesterday, mortars were falling on

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Turkey Increases Weapon Support to Militants in Northern Syria

Local observers believe that Turkey is attempting to deter the SAA and its allies by supplying weapons that can threaten civilians in the government-held areas.

September 13th, 2018
SouthFront
September 13th, 2018
By SouthFront
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Turkish troops secure the Bursayah hill, which separates the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin from the Turkey-controlled town of Azaz, Syria, Jan. 28, 2018. (AP Photo)

On September 12, a senior Free Syrian Army (FSA) commander told the Reuters news agency that Turkey has stepped up weapon supplies to militants in northern Syria to help them to fend off an expected attack by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and its allies. They pledged complete Turkish military support for a long, protracted battle … These arms

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Syrian Arab Army Discovers More US-Supplied Weapons in Syria

Last week, the SAA discovered a large ammo depot of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in the town of Jubata al-Khashab in al-Quneitra during a similar search operation.

September 6th, 2018
SouthFront
September 6th, 2018
By SouthFront
syria

On September 5, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) uncovered several weapons caches, which had been left behind by militants, during a search operation in the southern al-Quneitra countryside, according to the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). The weapons caches included several rounds of the US-made SMAW shoulder-launched rocket weapon, one US-supplies

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Alliance Between Syria and YPG Deepens Ahead of Idlib Offensive, Provoking an Unpredictable Turkey

The YPG’s participation in the upcoming Idlib offensive on the side of the Syrian government would essentially cement its realignment in the Syrian conflict, greatly weakening the U.S.’ justification for its continued military presence in Syria, while also potentially provoking an increasingly unpredictable Turkey.

August 14th, 2018
Whitney Webb
August 14th, 2018
By Whitney Webb
A member of the Kurdish internal security forces holds his weapon during a patrol in Manbij, north Syria. Hussein Malla | AP

ALEPPO, SYRIA -- With military forces from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and Russia gathering around Syria’s rebel-held Idlib province, the last major military offensive of Syria’s seven-year-long war may only be weeks away. As the noose tightens around Idlib, the last hold-out for majority of terrorist fighters still active in Syria, the Syrian army

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Thousands of Locals From Daraa and al-Quneitra Join Syrian Army

Local observers believe that the number of new recruits will eventually exceed 50,000.

August 10th, 2018
SouthFront
August 10th, 2018
By SouthFront
Syrian Arab Army

More than 3,800 civilians and former fighters of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) from the southern governorates of Daraa and al-Quneitra have joined the ranks of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) so far, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on August 10. Daraa and al-Quneitra joined the reconciliation process last month and the radical

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Israel’s Lieberman Fumes Over Stability in Syria, Fears Recapture of Golan Heights

In a visit to the Syrian border, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman touted Israel’s readiness for a military showdown with Syria over the occupied Golan Heights.

August 8th, 2018
SouthFront
August 8th, 2018
By SouthFront
A Syrian army soldier holds his AK-47 rifle with stickers showing President Bashar Assad and Arabic that reads, "Heroes of Assad's Syria," as he stands guard at a check point at the Hamadiyah market, named after the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II, in the Old City of Damascus, Syria, July 19, 2018. Hassan Ammar | AP

Syria is building up its ground forces to pre-war size according to Israel. On August 7th, Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman spoke in front of reporters during a tour of the Golan Heights. “Across the way we see the Syrian military, which is not satisfied with just taking over all of Syrian territory but is expressly building a

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