Syria, like Iraq, allowed itself to become a tool of Iran, and therefore never developed a competent state.

Last week, apparently catching the world by surprise, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels launched a surprise offensive against ...

A military spokesperson says at least 10 people were killed and an unspecified number of others were abducted in eastern ...

By Maya Gebeily and Suleiman Al-Khalidi BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syrian rebels advancing against government forces pushed ...

Since 2020, large numbers of refugees from Assad-held areas of Syria have lived under HTS rule. As Jolani’s forces seize back ...

Iraq sent armoured vehicles on Monday to reinforce its long border with Syria, in a bid to ease concerns after a surprise ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

Kurds often quip they have no friends but the mountains. With the way President Joe Biden treats allies, America simply will ...

An operation led by HTS, with roots in Al Qaeda, and rebels allied to Turkey have made their move on the Syrian chessboard in ...

Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped him regain control over the country’s second biggest city.

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 rekindling of fighting in Syria comes after a four-year lull in a civil war that first broke out in 2011. The uneasy ...