Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...
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 ...
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 ...
In a swift and unexpected offensive, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured Aleppo, Syria’s second-largest city, with minimal ...
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 ...
This week the surprises are from Syria, where the embers of the long-smoldering rebellion ... It’s where Mr. Assad kicked ...
An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed ...
Iran itself is in a defensive crouch, having lost its two most effective deterrent threats against Israel in Hamas and ...