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A rebel advance on Homs, 40 km (24 miles) south of Hama, could cut Damascus off from the coastal region, an area where Assad has support and where his Russian allies have a naval base and airbase ...
Five years into the intervention, Russian strategy had prevented the total collapse of Assad's Ba'athist government and rolled back the territorial advances made by Syrian rebels. As a result, Russia had become more active in West Asia, prompting many analysts to discuss a "Russian resurgence" and even draw comparisons to Cold War-era geo ...
Syrian rebel groups received political, ... Map of Syria's ethno-religious composition in 1976. ... China and Russia, as allies of Assad, ...
Syrian Arab Republic and allies Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition (until Dec 8, 2024) Syrian opposition/Syrian transitional government and allies Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and allies Salafi Jihadist groups Israel; Syrian government forces. Syrian Arab Armed Forces Syrian Army. Republican Guard. 100th Artillery Regiment
A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting in a largely static civil war. ... and Russia, which backs Assad ...
The recent violence in Syria has killed some 244 rebels and 141 Syrian regime and allied fighters, along with at least 24 civilians, according to the Observatory, which has a network of sources ...
A Bloomberg article (April 2012) said that although Russia has tried to retain the image of a peacemaker in this conflict, Russian diplomats have repeatedly criticized the potential condemnation of Assad by western nations. Russia has also accused the West and allied nations of sabotaging a cease-fire brokered by Russia between Syrian forces. [63]
A number of allied rebel factions and jihadist groups were also based there, along with Turkish-backed SNA factions and Turkish forces. In 2020, Turkey and Russia brokered a ceasefire to halt a ...