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

Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo ...

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

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 ...

Syria's bloody civil war against the government of Bashar al-Assad started in 2011 but it had been in a stalemate for years.

As Syrian and Russian jets continue pounding targets, two airstrikes hit a group of four hospitals and the health directorate ...

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed ...

This week the surprises are from Syria, where the embers of the long-smoldering rebellion ... It’s where Mr. Assad kicked the ...

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which played a crucial role in defending the Syrian government throughout the neighboring ...

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

“Syria is forging ahead in combatting terrorism with force and resoluteness on the entirety of its territories,” Assad said ...