UN envoy offers to escort rebels out of Aleppo
The UN Special Envoy for Syria offered on Thursday to go to eastern Aleppo and escort up to 1,000 Islamist fighters out of the city...
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Syria’s Nusra Front says it is breaking ties with al Qaeda to avert attacks
The leader of the Syrian Islamist rebel group Nusra Front said on Thursday it was cutting its ties with al Qaeda to deny foreign powers...
Islamist rebels seize village near Aleppo, 73 killed
Rebels seized a village from government forces near Aleppo overnight, a monitoring group and rebel sources said on Friday, gaining important ground near the Syrian...
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike – rebels
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared to be...
Al Qaeda in Syria seizes bases, weapons of Western-backed group – monitor
The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has seized the bases and weapons of a Western-backed rebel group in overnight fighting in northwestern Syria, the Syrian Observatory...
Syria fighting largely halts as agreement kicks in (Updated)
By Tom Perry and Mariam Karouny Fighting appeared largely to stop across most areas of western and northern Syria on Saturday after a cessation of...
Prisoner swap deal frees Lebanese soldiers and IS leader’s ex-wife (Updated)
By Tom Perry and Laila Bassam Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, released 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen held captive since August, 2014 on...
Calls for aid to Syria’s Druze after al Qaeda kills 20
By Tom Perry and Suleiman Al-Khalidi Fighters from Syria’s al Qaeda branch, the Nusra Front, have killed at least 20 Druze villagers, raising fear for...
After two attempts, UN starts zero-expectation talks on Syria
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Miles The United Nations has adopted a cautious approach to the Syria talks it launched this week, avoiding raising expectations...
Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander, three others
By Mariam Karouny Al Qaeda’s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said...
