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Even as Israel bombarded Syria, officials say the U.S. and Gulf countries were working to weaken its president’s alliance ...

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Iran that the United States would “act forcefully” to protect Americans, after the U.S.

Fighters from Hezbollah and Iraq’s Shiite militias have deployed to Syria to support government forces, but it’s unclear if ...

The belligerents are the last survivors of Syria’s hugely destructive civil war, which began in 2011 as another Arab Spring revolution, with antigovernment protesters demanding Assad leave.

Syria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both bolstered Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime at ...

Lebanon's Hezbollah has been significantly degraded militarily by Israel, but the Iran-backed group will likely try to ...

The lightning assault by Syrian rebels that has seen them seize control of Aleppo, Syria’s second city, is a classic case of ...

While much has changed in the Middle East since President-elect Donald Trump was in office, the conflict in Syria has been ...

As Syrian rebels continue fighting government forces, outside powers are bracing for the potential fallout should the Assad ...

Russia and Iran-backed militias are moving to prop up Bashar al-Assad, as opposition forces advance. But a political solution ...

Iran’s army chief Major General Mohammad Bagheri alleged Israel and the United States plot behind the recent surge in rebel ...