The shock capture of Aleppo by Syrian forces opposed to Bashar al-Assad in recent days has dealt a humiliating blow to the ...

But Russia’s commitment to Syria has not actually wavered, and Russia is not really distracted. The advance of Syria’s rebels ...

Iran and Russia, both stretched by conflicts of their own, have experienced setbacks in Syria after a rebel offensive in the ...

Russia is sending private mercenaries to Syria to reinforce its troops, possibly its so-called Africa Corps, the Ukrainian ...

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

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 ...

The rebel groups fighting in Syria’s 13-year-long war are a complex patchwork of fighters, focused on battling against ...

However, much has changed in the years since Putin's intervention in Syria's civil war. The Russian president's invasion of ...

As Syrian and Russian jets continue pounding targets, two airstrikes hit a group of four hospitals and the health directorate ...

Rebels in northern Syria are exploiting the Assad regime's weakness.

As rebels make progress in their fight against Assad's government, Newsweek has mapped the regional approach to the conflict.

Russia and Iran have offered military and diplomatic support to the Syrian government as it tries to stanch a major rebel ...