The pace of events has stunned Arab capitals, Western officials say, raising their fears of a fresh wave of regional instability.
Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the rebel leader of Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), told CNN rebels responsible for abusing dissidents had already been dealt with.
MIDDLE ISRAEL: The civil war’s victors wasted all six years in which they could have rebuilt the land they had destroyed.
A weakened Syrian regime under Assad, therefore, is in Israel’s interest. But here’s the rub: Israel would like to see Assad weakened, but not overmuch, and not toppled.
The rebels captured the cities of Hama and Aleppo within a week and even released prisoners from Hama's central prison.
Russian and Syrian warplanes bombed the area near the border with Turkey on Thursday to try to push back an insurgent offensive that has captured territory for the first time in years.
Videos from Syria shows the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham inside a Syrian regime base of the 46th Regiment.
Damascus says it is waging a war against al Qaeda-inspired terrorists and denies targeting civilians indiscriminately.
Syria's reliance on Captagon smuggling faces new challenges as the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah threatens to undermine critical revenues for the Assad regime
Assad had recently said that he saw Russia’s growing role in the world has helpful to maintain a multi-polar world order.