Russia began evacuating ships from the naval base in Tartus, Syria, following the rapid advance of Islamist rebels in Syria, ...
A sudden flare-up in the more than decade-old civil war in Syria has drawn international appeals for de-escalation. Read more ...
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 ...
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 ...
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) -Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight ...
The north-west is dominated by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but Turkish-backed rebel factions - ...
Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...
The rebels have made stunning gains against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, with Russia and Iran distracted by other conflicts.