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

The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week ...

Russia and Iran have offered military and diplomatic support to the Syrian government as it tries to stanch a major rebel ...

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

Syrian Islamist-led rebels killed six civilians on Monday as they fired rockets at the government-controlled city of Hama, a war monitor said.

X/ @MintelWorld Dozens of Syrian government troops have been filmed surrendering to rebels after they were abandoned by their ...

The Syrian government is denying reports that rebel fighters are advancing in Hama after taking over most of Aleppo province.

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on one of Syria’s largest ...

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