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

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed ...

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.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

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

Iranian-backed militias have sent reinforcements from Iraq into Syria to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s regime against a lightning ...

The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have discussed with each other the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syrian President ...

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

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory a bid to ...

Russia has conducted major air strikes on rebels in Syria after insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group swept into Aleppo in what is the biggest challenge to its ally President ...

At least 11 people, including five children, were killed when Syrian and Russian warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on ...