Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative ...

Syrian rebels have launched a surprise offensive against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a significant escalation ...

Iran has thrown its support behind Syria's government after thousands of insurgents took control of the country's largest ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) control the northern and eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo and two major airports.

The civil war in Syria has reignited with the HTS rebels claiming the cities of Aleppo, Tall Rifat and pushing towards Hama.

Russian and Syrian jets have intensified their bombardment of Idlib and Aleppo, marking the second consecutive day of heavy ...

Assad’s power in nearly a decade, rebel groups have seized Aleppo. Russia has responded with airstrikes to support the Assad ...