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  Syrian Rebel Commander Says Northern Aleppo Countryside 'Totally Encircled'

  The commander of a US-supported Syrian rebel group said today the northern countryside of Aleppo province was completely encircled by Syrian government forces and its allies and heavy Russian bombardment continued.

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  Syrian Rebel Group Appoints Successor To Slain Commander Zahran Allouch

  Militant groups in Syria on Saturday mourned the death of a powerful rebel commander killed the previous day in an airstrike near Damascus - a high-profile assassination that may shift the balance of power in rebel-held suburbs of the country's capital.

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  Third Russian Air Strike on Syrian Rebel Group Kills Leader

  Russian air strikes in Syria's Latakia province killed a rebel commander and four other fighters from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad's foreign enemies, a spokesman for the group said on Tuesday.

• 75 Philippine UN Peacekeepers Defy Syria Rebels

  Dozens of heavily armed Philippine peacekeepers defied Syrian rebels on Friday in a Golan Heights standoff, hours after the fighters took hostage 43 Fijian soldiers there, the Filipinos' commander said.

• 75 Philippine UN Peacekeepers Defy Syria Rebels

  Dozens of heavily armed Philippine peacekeepers defied Syrian rebels on Friday in a Golan Heights standoff, hours after the fighters took hostage 43 Fijian soldiers there, the Filipinos' commander said.

• Syria Rebels Advance on Key Airport in Hama Province

  Syrian rebels pressed their advance today in the central province of Hama, as they tried to take out its military airport, a rebel commander and a monitor said.

• Jordan Probes Murder of Syrian Rebel Commander

  Jordan is probing the murder of a Syrian rebel commander in the capital Amman, a security official said Sunday, as the opposition blamed the Damascus regime for his killing.

• Decision to Sack Syria Rebel Command Reversed

  A decision by Syria's opposition government to sack the military command of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) over corruption allegations has been reversed by the National Coalition chief.

• Syrian Tanks Roll Into Aleppo Prison Grounds

  Syrian tanks backed by massive air power rolled into the grounds of a sprawling prison in Aleppo on Thursday, breaking a yearlong rebel siege and allowing President Bashar Assad's forces to close in on a nearby rebel command center.

• Free Syrian Army says no ceasefire for Geneva talks

  The commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Tuesday his group would shun a planned peace conference in Switzerland in January and would pursue its fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad regardless.

• Syrian Islamist rebel leader freed after clashes among rival rebels

  The local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al Qaeda was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces in a power struggle between rival organisations fighting President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

• Syria rebels seize security compound near Golan Heights

  Syrian rebels on Sunday seized a Syrian military intelligence compound in the southern Hauran Plain near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, rebel commanders said.