Syrian warplanes have been bombing the northern cities of Homs and Raqqa, and even the outskirts of Damascus, to block advancing rebel forces, attacks that underline the critical role the air force in the Damascus regime's battle to stay in power. "The Syrian air force is the main advantage the regime has over the rebels," the U.S. global security consultancy Stratfor observed.
Friday, March 15, 2013, 11:36 AM

The Syrian army has enough manpower and equipment to defend the country for many years to come, a pro-government paper cited an official source as saying Tuesday, March 12, 2013, noting however that the citizens should start to take part in defending their areas.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:05 AM

The Syrian regime this week fired at least two Iranian-made, short-range ballistic missiles in what appears to be an effort to more precisely target Syrian rebels, two U.S. military officials tell CNN. The Fateh A-110 missiles are more accurate than the older Scud variants that Syrian government forces have used in recent weeks.
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Saturday, December 29, 2012, 09:10 AM

To counter the Syrian government tanks, rebels have built and deployed the "Sham II," an home-made wheeled armoured vehicle. Without the advantage of a well-financed and equipped national military, Syrian rebel fighters have turned to their own ingenuity to level the playing field in the fight against Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 00:32 AM

The Syrian army has regained control of the Damascus' suburbs of Daraya and Akraba after days of intense fighting with armed militias, a pro-government paper said Thursday, December 6, 2012. Quoting what it called as "a well-informed source," al-Watan daily said the losses among the armed militias are high but their number is very high also, and fully purging the areas will take some time.
Friday, December 7, 2012, 09:32 AM

Syrian government Air Force fighters are attacking cities with bombs that kill people and level buildings with massive pressure waves, a pro-opposition group reported Thursday, November 1, 2012. The accusations by the Local Coordination Committees were issued as Western officials urged opposition forces to regroup because they have no central body with which to work, CNN reported.
Friday, November 2, 2012, 07:12 AM

The violence in Syria continues unabated as rebels claim to have taken control of an oil plant in Idlib province on a day that saw battles rage on several fronts across Syria. This is a strategic victory for the rebels that will disturb the delivery of fuel in the country.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012, 01:29 PM

Syrian opposition fighters have taken control of Maarat al-Numan, a strategic town in Idlib province on the highway linking Damascus with the commercial hub of Aleppo, activists say. This is a strategic location on the route from Damascus to Aleppo. All the regime reinforcements headed to Aleppo must pass through Maarat al-Numan.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 10:12 AM

Fighting continued Friday, October 5, 2012, in a number of hotpots across Syria, most notably in suburbs of the capital Damascus, where activists claimed the rebels have downed a military airplane. Pro-government media said the Syrian troops have advanced in rooting out insurgency from the Damascus' suburb of Qudsiah and Hameh.
Saturday, October 6, 2012, 11:28 AM

A Syrian pro-government daily said Monday, September 10, 2012, that the army was poised for a wide-scale offensive in eastern Aleppo city. The al-Watan daily said the army had fought pitch battles in Aleppo city over the past 24 hours as a prelude for a wider-scale operation in the eastern parts of the battered city "after the decision had been made for a military showdown there."
Monday, September 10, 2012, 02:04 PM

Fighter aircraft and helicopters of Syrian government forces have continued to strike the northern suburbs of Aleppo as Syrian forces reportedly battle rebels near the airport in the war-battered city.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012, 10:19 AM

Free Syrian Army fighters said Monday, August 13, 2012, they had shot down a MiG-23 fighter aircraft in eastern Syria. The report was confirmed by a military source in Damascus, who however attributed the incident to a technical failure. An insurgent group claimed to have captured the pilot of the fighter and showed him in a video posted on the internet calling his comrades to defect.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012, 08:54 AM

Urban battles and violence continued Sunday, August 12, 2012, in different parts across Syria at a time the UN Supervision Mission in Syria said it's deeply concerned about the ongoing violence and considering the situation as "volatile and unpredictable."
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Sunday, August 12, 2012, 05:22 PM

Syrian rebels have been pushed out of a strategic district in the commercial capital of Aleppo, but sporadic fighting has continued in other parts of the city. Rebels in the Aleppo district of Salaheddin, a southern gateway to the city, said that they were forced to retreat under heavy fire.
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Friday, August 10, 2012, 09:47 AM

Syrian rebels said they had regained control over parts of a strategic district of Aleppo on Thursday, August 9, 2012, after countering a sustained assault by President Bashar al-Assad's forces seeking to retake Syria's biggest city.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012, 12:34 AM

Syrian opposition activists are reporting continued attacks by government forces with tanks and fighter aircraft in the northern city of Aleppo Monday, August 6, 2012. Syrian government forces fighter aircraft pounded rebel positions in second city Aleppo on Sunday, August 5, 2012, ahead of a threatened ground assault by more than 20,000 troops assembled around the commercial capital.
Monday, August 6, 2012, 10:52 PM

Syrian government forces clashed Saturday, August 4, 2012, with armed insurgent groups in three districts of the unrest-hit Aleppo province, leaving scores dead or injured, the state-run SANA news agency said. The clashes erupted in Salahuddien, Sukarry, and Hamadanieh areas, SANA quoted an official source as saying.
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Saturday, August 4, 2012, 06:51 PM

Syrian government forces are preparing a massive assault against the rebels in the city of Aleppo. In the capital Damascus, the forces of the President Bashar al-Assad fight the last rebels with tanks and armoured vehicles.
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Saturday, August 4, 2012, 08:47 AM

Free Syrian army soldiers used tanks seized in previous clashes with government troops to pound the Menagh military airport, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The base is north of Aleppo, Syria's commercial capital. The main military airfield in the region is southeast of the city.
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Friday, August 3, 2012, 10:07 AM

The UN Supervision Mission in Syria said it's deeply concerned about the situation in Aleppo city, confirming that the armed rebels, for the first time, are in possession of heavy weapons including tanks. In briefing Wednesday, August 1, 2012, Sausan Ghosheh told reporters that the UN mission in Syria has confirmation that "the opposition is in possession of heavy weapons including tanks."
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 10:38 AM

According to an NBC News report that a Western official did not dispute, the rebels have acquired nearly two dozens surface-to-air missiles, which were delivered to them via neighbouring Turkey. The analysis of the video by Army Recognition team released by NBC News, the anti-aircraft missiles would be Russian-made SA-7 Grail.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 10:41 AM

Syrian government forces combat aircraft and artillery pounded Aleppo late into the night as the army battled for control of the country's biggest city, where rebel fighters said troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had been forced to retreat.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 09:51 AM

Syrian rebel fighters fought to control a key road to the Turkish border and turned captured tanks against a government air base north of Syria's largest city on Monday, July 30, 2012.
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 08:01 AM

Fierce fighting has continued in rebel-held districts of Aleppo for the second straight day as opposition forces continue to hold out in Syria's largest city. Helicopter gunships flew over the Saif al-Dawla district as well as Salaheddin, where rebels held off an offensive by ground troops backed by tanks and helicopters on Saturday, July 28, 2012.
Monday, July 30, 2012, 08:16 AM

Helicopter gunships opened fire over Aleppo on Sunday, July 29, 2012, and the thud of artillery boomed across neighborhoods as government forces and rebels fought for control of Syria's second city.
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Sunday, July 29, 2012, 11:03 AM