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

Diminished support for the Syrian government from Iran, Hezbollah and Russia enabled opposition forces to take the initiative ...

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

Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, ...

Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight to support President Bashar al Assad's fight against a rebel uprising, according ...

Iran-backed militias from Iraq entered the country to support the government's attempts to contain surprise advances by the ...

Syrian rebels have launched a surprise offensive against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, a significant escalation ...

Amid a rapid-fire collapse of Syrian, Hezbollah, Russian and Iranian forces in northern Syria, questions are surfacing about ...

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

Iran has thrown its support behind Syria's government after thousands of insurgents took control of the country's largest ...

Iranian-backed militias crossed into Syria from Iraq overnight and were heading towards northern Syria to reinforce Syrian ...