What’s happening in Syria? A simple guide
Syria’s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, sweeping into the ...
Exclusive—Syria War Escalates as Iran-Backed Iraq Militias Vow Intervention
"We will not allow these groups to appear again and threaten the security and stability of Iraq," Nujaba Movement told ...
Syria civil war live updates: Insurgents storm Aleppo, raising prospect of wider Mideast conflict
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham militants have taken control of “the majority of the city,” according to The Syrian Observatory of Human ...
The illusion of Assad’s grip on Syria shatters, as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah let their guard down
Time and time again the Assad dynasty has survived internal and external challenges and lived to fight another day. But ...
Rebels Seize Control Over Most of Syria’s Largest City
The rapid advance on Aleppo came just four days into a surprise opposition offensive that is the most intense escalation in ...
Who are the rebels seizing control of Syria's second city?
By Saturday, they had taken control of "large parts" of the country's second-biggest city, Aleppo. The surprise offensive ...
Islamist rebels in Syria catch Assad, Putin, Iran regimes off guard giving US new mideast headache
Amid a rapid-fire collapse of Syrian, Hezbollah, Russian and Iranian forces in northern Syria, questions are surfacing about ...
Iran, Russia foreign ministers say they support Syria in confronting rebels, Iran state media reports
The foreign ministers of Iran and Russia voiced support for Syria on Saturday during a major attack by rebel groups, Iranian ...
What to know about sudden rebel gains in Syria’s 13-year war and why it matters
The surge in fighting has raised the prospect of another violent front reopening in the Middle East, at a time when ...