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History is being written in Syria: al-Assad has been overthrown

"The Tyrant" Bashar al-Assad has fallen and those unjustly detained by his regime have been released. The future is ours, proclaims the leader of the Islamist militia Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, who has entered the capital Damascus.

History is being written in Syria: al-Assad has been overthrown

Deserted Damascus Awaits Battles

The rebel forces stand at the gates of Damascus. Inside Syria's capital, the atmosphere is tense and the inhabitants fear battles on the streets.

Deserted Damascus Awaits Battles

City by city, they fall – this is what has happened in Syria

During the course of just over a week, rebels led by the Islamist group HTS have taken city after city in Syria. Now they are said to have reached the Damascus suburbs.

City by city, they fall – this is what has happened in Syria

Rebels in Damascus suburbs – the dictator is invisible

Islamic rebel forces have reached the Damascus suburbs in the offensive whose goal is to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad's regime. At the same time, the dictator has not been seen, but his office denies that he has fled the capital.

Rebels in Damascus suburbs – the dictator is invisible

Sources: Iran Evacuates Personnel in Syria

Teheran has begun evacuating military commanders and personnel from Syria, reports the New York Times, citing sources. .

Sources: Iran Evacuates Personnel in Syria

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance

Syrian regime forces are reported to have retreated from parts of the metropolis Homs as fighting jihadists are advancing. Israel is strengthening border surveillance against Syria and battles are reported from the border against Jordan.

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance

Expert: Great risk of new Syrian civil war

Now at the latest – but preferably a week ago – Russia and Iran should have activated themselves in the Assad regime's resistance against the jihadists' advance, which has Homs in its sights. This is what analyst Aron Lund says about the acute situation in Syria.

Expert: Great risk of new Syrian civil war

Syrian Militia Leader: The Goal is to Overthrow Assad

Syria's militia groups have one goal: To overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and his regime, says the leader of the extreme Islamist group HTS. It is our right to use all available means to achieve that goal, says Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani to CNN.

Syrian Militia Leader: The Goal is to Overthrow Assad

Expert: Homs Critically Important for the Regime's Future

The dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria is being pressed increasingly hard as it rapidly loses ground to rebel forces. After the loss of Aleppo and Hama, the country's third largest city, Homs, appears to be next in line.

Expert: Homs Critically Important for the Regime's Future

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance

Syrian regime forces are reported to have retreated from parts of the metropolis Homs as fighting jihadists are advancing. Israel is strengthening border surveillance against Syria and battles are reported from the border against Jordan.

New Front Opens in Syria – Jihadists Advance

Jihadist rebels have taken over the city of Hama

Jihadist-led rebel forces continue to advance southward in Syria. They have taken control of another city, Hama, which is confirmed by the Syrian regime's army.

Jihadist rebels have taken over the city of Hama

Syria: Over 600 Dead in Offensive

The death toll continues to rise since the jihadist offensive began in Syria last week. So far, more than 600 people have been killed, including over 100 civilians, according to the Syrian Human Rights Observatory.

Syria: Over 600 Dead in Offensive

Almost 50,000 displaced in northwestern Syria

Almost 50,000 people have recently been displaced in Idlib and northern Aleppo in Syria, announces the UN's disaster relief organization, Ocha. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres is concerned about the situation.

Almost 50,000 displaced in northwestern Syria

Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

The death toll is rising in Syria, where jihadists have seized the country's second-largest city. In three provinces in the northern parts of the country, Russia claims to be helping to push back against the rebels.

Russia: Strikes back against rebels in Syria

Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

In a lightning-fast offensive, jihadists and Turkey-backed militias with joint forces have captured Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city. Russia and Iran express concern over the development while Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad promises to defeat the "terrorists".

Jihadists are said to have control over Aleppo

Turkey "likely" involved in jihadist conflicts

The deadly battles in Aleppo and its surroundings are taking place in an area that is strategically important for the neighboring country Turkey. Now the question is how involved President Erdogan is in the rebel groups' offensive in northwestern Syria, according to analyst Aron Lund.

Turkey "likely" involved in jihadist conflicts

Armed groups control neighborhoods in Aleppo

Armed groups have taken themselves into the Syrian metropolis Aleppo and taken control over five districts, reports SOHR. Hundreds of people have been killed since jihadists and other rebel groups have moved towards the war-torn and government-controlled city in recent days.

Armed groups control neighborhoods in Aleppo

"Significant setback for Iran's influence"

Through kidnappings, assassinations, and training and arming militias, Iran has managed to deter its enemies from attacking the country directly. But as the region's conflicts are now being fought with more conventional warfare, the country's network is suffering heavy losses – which can increase the risk of full-scale war between major powers.

"Significant setback for Iran's influence"

"Severe Setback for Iran's Influence"

Through kidnappings, assassinations, and training and arming militias, Iran has managed to deter its enemies from attacking the country directly. But as the region's conflicts are now being fought with more conventional warfare, the network is suffering heavy losses – which can increase the risk of full-scale war between major powers.

"Severe Setback for Iran's Influence"

Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

The pressure is increasing all over Europe to deport more migrants – and even start returning refugees to Syria. But the aid organizations are furious.

Tougher Demands: Send People to Syria

Many dead in major attacks in Syria

Dozens of people have been confirmed dead after a series of Israeli attacks in Syria on Sunday – according to observers one of the worst attacks in years. Syria accuses Israel of fueling tensions in the region.

Many dead in major attacks in Syria

Putin and Assad met in Moscow

Russia's President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Moscow on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed the "escalated" situation in the Middle East.

Putin and Assad met in Moscow

Erdogan ready to invite al-Assad to Turkey

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan can imagine inviting Syria's dictator Bashar al-Assad to Turkey "at any time", he announces. .

Erdogan ready to invite al-Assad to Turkey

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian

Iran's newly elected president Masoud Pezeshkian is congratulated by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Syria's dictator al-Assad and Shia militia Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah. .

Dictators and Militia Leaders Congratulate Pezeshkian