The Kremlin said Monday that it continued to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after jihadists last week wrested swathes of territory from government control.

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

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies are battling to hold back the offensive, with Russia launching airstrikes ...

The Israeli military say an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct. 7, ...

Rebel advance in Syria could emerge as a threat to Moscow and Tehran, putting both of them on the back foot, at least for now ...

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Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, Syrian and Iraqi sources said on Monday, and Tehran ...

National security officials from President-elect Trump's first administration have questioned his pick of Tulsi Gabbard to ...

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 ...

Iran-backed militias from Iraq entered the country to support the government's attempts to contain surprise advances by the ...

A U.S. source familiar with the matter said White House officials discussed an overture with Emirati officials, citing the ...