Tal Rifaat is one of the last rebel strongholds in the north of Aleppo province
The two towns of Nubul and Zahraa are connected to the border by areas under the control of Kurdish militias that provided them some access
A six month blockade of Madaya by the Syrian army and Hezbollah has trapped about 40,000 residents now enduring a harsh winter
Russian-backed Syrian government intensified its offensive to retake Jabal Nuba in recent weeks
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said rockets fired by regime forces rained down on the opposition-held Eastern Ghouta region
A headline flashed on state TV said the army had captured the two villages of Kaskis and Akula and wide areas of agricultural land
Most of those killed were ISIS militants, followed by government forces and its allies
The Syrian army and allied forces captured the town of Al Hader in the northern province of Aleppo
There are now a few thousand soldiers and a few hundred officers and generals left in the Syrian army, which was once made up of around 250,000 soldiers
Russian airstrikes, now entering their third week, have repeatedly hit opposition fighters, including FSA members
Putin said Moscow's objective was to stabilize the Syrian government and create conditions for a political compromise
The military is battling insurgents including al-Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front and the Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham
The Syrian army, one of the region's largest, has been overstretched by a four-year long insurgency
Syria's army has stepped up air strikes and retaken villages in the coastal province of Latakia
The group has carried out at least 17 suicide attacks against army positions since June 25
Syrian government forces mounted heavy air strikes on Friday against rebel positions in and around the northern city of Aleppo
The array of combatants with competing agendas is one of the factors complicating diplomatic efforts to end the war
ISIS overran Palmyra on May 21 amid global fears that it would destroy the UNESCO world heritage site’s renowned ruins
Syrian rebels said they had captured a major Syrian army base in the south of the country on Tuesday
The Nusra Front said government forces fled the hospital outside the town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib province
The militant offensive on the world heritage site Palmyra began on May 13 and has since left more than 350 people dead
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Syrian government forces advanced towards the rebel-held town of Jisr al-Shughur, where around 250 forces are trapped
A Syrian security source said Monday's operation was part of a wider plan to secure the province of Deraa
Earlier, a member of the PLO executive committee said he fully endorsed a Syrian military offensive
A HRW report said armed groups could not point to abuses by govt forces and allied militias to justify their own violence
The Observatory said at least 65 opposition fighters and 50 soldiers and pro-government gunmen were killed
Syrian TV reported that Assad’s army destroyed two of three jets seized and reportedly flown over Aleppo by ISIS
Activists say Assad troops are on the verge of besieging Aleppo more than any time before
Syrian regime taking Mleiha is considered to be a blow to to the rebels who had held it for more than a year
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