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

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies are battling to hold back the offensive, with Russia launching airstrikes ...

Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who ...

The U.S. and the United Arab Emirates have discussed with each other the possibility of lifting sanctions on Syrian President ...

Russia has conducted major air strikes on rebels in Syria after insurgents led by the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group ...

Airstrikes also hit residential buildings in the city of Idlib, which has become a refuge for people displaced by the civil ...

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

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

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...

Pro-Iranian Iraqi armed groups have crossed the border into Syria to support government forces in their fight against rebels.

Syrian and Russian jets have intensified air attacks in Idlib city and positions in Aleppo as the government of President Bashar al-Assad tries to slow the advance of opposition fighters. The raids on ...