In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

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The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting ...

As Syrian and Russian jets continue pounding targets, two airstrikes hit a group of four hospitals and the health directorate ...

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which played a crucial role in defending the Syrian government throughout the neighboring ...

Syria's civil war has taken a dramatic turn, with dictator Bashar Assad once again leaning on Russian support after a shock ...

Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a Sunni Islamist political and militant group that was set up in 2011 which has a key role in ...

Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

“Syria is forging ahead in combatting terrorism with force and resoluteness on the entirety of its territories,” Assad said ...

Syria's bloody civil war against the government of Bashar al-Assad started in 2011 but it had been in a stalemate for years.