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

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

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

Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, ...

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 ...

Amid a rapid-fire collapse of Syrian, Hezbollah, Russian and Iranian forces in northern Syria, questions are surfacing about ...

Rebels in northern Syria are exploiting the Assad regime's weakness.

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

Iranian-backed militias from Iraq have entered Syria to assist the government's counteroffensive against rebels who have ...

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