President-elect Trump faces a full plate of challenges early on in his administration to avert armed conflicts in the Middle ...

The Russian government is denying reports that Syrian President Bashar Assad's wife, Asma Assad, is seeking to divorce her deposed dictator husband.

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For much of the past decade, Assad’s regime, bolstered by unwavering support from Iran and Russia, brutally suppressed ...

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The fall of Assad creates a new wrinkle in a long-standing U.S. security concern: thousands of detained ISIS fighters held in ...

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Assad’s ouster has raised urgent questions about the 2,000 troops who serve as a bulwark against ISIS and Iran.

They don’t make world leaders like they used to, as far as Vladimir Putin is concerned. Talking to a Kremlin-friendly ...

The church bells still ring in Syria’s ancient Christian enclaves, but their sound carries a bittersweet resonance. Two weeks ...

US president-elect Donald Trump knows better than to continue Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters over supporting the security needs of its NATO ally Turkey, Ankara's top diplomat said Sunday.

Turkey believes Syria's new rulers, including the Syrian National Army (SNA) armed group which Ankara backs, will drive ...