Russia, Iran and Hezbollah, otherwise known as Bashar Assad’s lifeline in Syria, have bigger fish to fry at the moment.

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Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile ...

The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been discussing the possibility of lifting long-standing sanctions ...

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced concern on Tuesday about the escalation of hostilities in ...

Israel has unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, ...

Iraqi fighters, backed by Iran, have crossed into Syria to join forces with Syrian and Russian military units in a fight ...

The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own ...

The 60-day ceasefire that went into effect last week is holding despite continued sporadic fighting and Israeli airstrikes in ...

A Turkish court has jailed pending trial nine protesters who disrupted President Tayyip Erdogan's speech in Istanbul last ...

Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby ...

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back ...