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Syrian and Russian jets are stepping up strikes on opposition forces in northern Syria in retaliation for the sudden ...

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

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

The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting ...

The president must face up to the reality that diplomatic engagement and sharing power with the rebels represent his best ...

While hundreds of members of Iran-backed militias are backing Assad’s forces, the Lebanese terror group is still licking its ...

The north-west is dominated by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but Turkish-backed rebel factions - ...

Assad, as China also gave its backing to the regime. At least 300 fighters crossed from Iraq as Tehran said it would provide ...

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

The advances of the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham could write a new chapter in Syria's prolonged civil war against ...

The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week ...