Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance ...

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.

Turkey will be the key player in ending the rebel push by Syrian insurgents against President Bashar al-Assad.

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

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 ...

Syrian rebel forces arrived at the gates of the key city of Hama on Tuesday, as their fighting with the military sparked "a ...

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At least 300 fighters, primarily from Iraq's Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the ...

Fighters from a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-led coalition battled Syrian government forces in northeast Syria early on Tuesday, both ...

Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.

A patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of western and northwestern Syria. It’s unclear how much ...

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