Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

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 ...

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

Commenting on the conflict in Syria, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Russia and Iran's "deepened" ...

Syria’s government army and Russia’s aerospace forces continue repelling terrorists’ aggression in Idlib, Hama, and Aleppo ...

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

The north-west is dominated by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but Turkish-backed rebel factions - ...

Ukraine said Monday that Russia and Iran bear ultimate responsibility for intensified fighting in Syria where Islamist forces and allies have seized swathes of government-controlled territory.

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

Turkey could be one of the big winners from the new Syria crisis, giving it a chance to tackle its Syrian refugee problem and ...

Russians joined in as well. Syria is a Russian ally, and Russia’s Mediterranean naval base is the Syrian port of Tartus.

The New Arab looks at how regional and interested global parties have reacted to the Syrian rebel offensive in the northwest ...