The government has vowed to fight back. Russia, which deployed its air force to Syria in 2015 to help Assad, is conducting ...

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies are battling to hold back the offensive, with Russia launching airstrikes ...

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

Takfiri groups are good news for enemies of the world of Islam," Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X.

Bashad Assad noted that "this escalation will only strengthen the resilience of Syria and its army" in its future standoff with the radicals and the elimination of the terrorist underground across the ...

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

The presidents of Russia and Iran on Monday pledged "unconditional support" to Syrian leader Bashar-al Assad amid a shock rebel offensive in the country's northwest, the Kremlin said.

Syrian rebels have swept through parts of the country at lightning pace, taking control of the the second-largest city, ...

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In just a few days, a patchwork of forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria.

Syrian rebels' capture of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus, jolting ...

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by ...