Rebel forces have launched their largest offensive in years against Bashar al-Assad's government in Syria. After a lightning strike launched on Wednesday, the rebels have largely taken control of Aleppo, Syria's second-largest city, and are now fighting to ...

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, for the first time since the group captured large parts of the city last weekend, as fierce fighting intensifies in the government-led counter-offensive in northern Hama.