Russia then turned its attention closer to home – it invested efforts to destabilise countries in its near neighbourhood by ...

Syrian Christians are facing a new wave of uncertainty and fear as Aleppo has fallen into the hands of Muslim rebels. On ...

American officials mull relaxing restrictions on condition regime ditches alliance with Iran and blocks weapons smuggling to ...

But Russia’s commitment to Syria has not actually wavered, and Russia is not really distracted. The advance of Syria’s rebels ...

However, much has changed in the years since Putin's intervention in Syria's civil war. The Russian president's invasion of ...

Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the ...

The rebel coalition consists of "well-established armed Islamist factions who, despite their differences, are united in ...

Abdulkafi is one of several people inside Aleppo who have spoken to the BBC since the city was captured by the armed rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allies from forces loyal to President ...

Years of war and a powerful earthquake had led to crushing poverty, displacement and breakdowns in services. But over the ...

Syrian opposition rebels are making bigger gains in the Hama province, capturing at least 20 towns and villages amid their ...

Syrian insurgents seized four towns on Tuesday in a big push toward the central city of Hama, opposition activists reported.

Assad’s government moved to repel rebels who took control of the city in a recent lightning offensive.