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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 367

Syrian opposition

In this photo released by the Syrian Presidency, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaks with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, in in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 19, 2023. (Syrian Presidency via AP)
April 26, 2023, 10:43 am
As Assad restores relations with Arab states, Syrians divided by hope, fear
In government-held territory, residents hope rapprochement will bring trade and investment, while in opposition-held areas locals feel increasingly isolated and abandoned
By ABBY SEWELL
In this December 4, 2006 file photo, Syria's President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh in Damascus, Syria. (AP/Sana, File)
June 21, 2022, 9:29 pm
A decade after split, Hamas and Syria said in talks to renew ties
Sources tell Reuters that talks underway to mend relationship; Syria shuttered Hamas offices in 2012 after terror group backed violent opposition against President Assad
By Michael Horovitz
Portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are hung on buildings at a polling station in Douma, near the capital Damascus, on May 26, 2021. (Louai Beshara/AFP)
February 5, 2022, 10:04 pm
After decade-long war, Syria opposition groups make new bid to unite against Assad
Political organizations, now mainly based abroad, have seen their influence wane in recent years as Iran and Russia steadfastly supported the Syrian president
By AFP
A Turkey-backed Syrian fighter recites a prayer in the town of Qirata, near the rebel-held border town of Jarabulus, on December 24, 2018. (Nazeer AL-KHATIB / AFP)
January 2, 2019, 6:21 am
‘Orphaned’ Syrian opposition despairs as Assad cements comeback
Rebels and refugees say international community has turned its back on them while welcoming Syrian dictator back into the fold after almost eight years of fighting
By Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Rouba El Husseini
A picture taken on February 10, 2018, shows the remains of a Syrian missile that landed in northern Israel. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 15, 2018, 12:15 pm
‘Agents’ in Syria said to transfer fallen anti-aircraft rocket to Israel
Report says a Russian-made S-200 that landed on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights has made its way into Israeli hands
By Dov Lieber
Yahya al-Aridi, representative for the Syrian Negotiations Commision (SNC), arrives at the United Nations Office in Vienna on January 26, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / ALEX HALADA)
January 27, 2018, 10:49 am
Syria opposition to boycott Russian peace talks
At separate conference in Vienna, UN envoy expresses ‘immense frustration’ at lack of progress on a political settlement
By Simon Sturdee and Katy Lee
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, (r), Russia's President Vladimir Putin, (c), and Iran's President Hassan Rouhani pose for the media members in Sochi, Russia, November 22. 2017. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool via AP)
November 22, 2017, 10:36 pm
Russia, Iran, Turkey agree to advance Syrian peace
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia hosts Syrian opposition groups in effort to unite them ahead of Geneva peace talks
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and Sarah El Deeb
Arouba Barakat, 60, and daughter Hala Barakat, 23, an American citizen, were found murdered in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 22, 2017.
September 23, 2017, 7:36 am
US condemns murders of Syrian opposition activist, American daughter
State Department says it will closely follow investigation into killings of Arouba and Hala Barakat, found stabbed to death in their Istanbul home
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Arouba and Hala Barakat, were found stabbed to death in Istanbul, Turkey, September 2017.
September 22, 2017, 9:04 pm
Syrian opposition activist, journalist daughter found dead in Turkey
Turkish media reports say Arouba and Hala Barakat were stabbed; IS has previously claimed responsibility for attacks on journalists
By AP and ToI Staff
Syrian protesters take part in a demonstration outside the United Nations office in the capital Damascus, on April 11, 2017, in support of the country's strongman Bashar Assad, depicted in the portrait. (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara)
April 18, 2017, 2:17 am
After US strikes, Trump’s Syria plan starts coming into view
As with Obama’s policy, the US looks to focus on the fight against IS, then seek stability ahead of a peaceful transition that removes Assad from power
By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart following their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 28, 2017. (AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)
April 9, 2017, 2:12 pm
Iranian president calls Assad, affirms support
Rouhani blasts ‘baseless’ chemical attack accusations against Assad regime, suggests it was carried out by rebel groups
By AFP
Members of the Russian Military police stand guard during the first phase of the Russian-supervised deal to complete the evacuation of fighters and civilians, on the edge of the rebel-held Waer neighbourhood in the central city of Homs on March 18, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Louai Beshara)
March 18, 2017, 11:28 am
Evacuation of last rebel-held district of Syria’s Homs begins
Russian-supervised operation will bring the whole city under government control, is expected to last several weeks
By AFP
This file frame grab from video provided on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016 by Step News Agency, a Syrian opposition media outlet that is consistent with independent AP reporting, shows smoke rise from the government forces shelling on Wadi Barada, northwest of Damascus, Syria. (Step News Agency, via AP, File)
January 15, 2017, 6:45 pm
Syrian opposition: Shelling of displaced shelter kills 12
Pro-regime troops bomb banquet hall in village in a rebel-controlled area near Damascus
By Sarah El Deeb
A Syrian boy sits with belongings he collected from the rubble of his house in Aleppo's Al-Arkoub neighborhood on December 17, 2016, after pro-government forces retook the area from rebel fighters. (AFP/Youssef Karwashan)
December 17, 2016, 9:36 pm
Desperate ‘thousands’ await evacuation from Aleppo
Red Cross appeals for safe passage for local residents, sick and injured among them, who waited through the night ‘in constant fear’
By Karam al-Masri and Layal Abou Rahal
Syrian residents fleeing the violence gather at a checkpoint, manned by pro-government forces, in the Maysaloun neighborhood of the northern embattled Syrian city of Aleppo on December 8, 2016. (AFP/Youssef Karwashan)
December 17, 2016, 4:11 pm
Finally fleeing Aleppo, Syrian survivors tell of their pain
Departing residents of rebel-held areas say they won’t stop dreaming of Syria without Assad, vow to keep fighting somehow
By Sarah El Deeb
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