The rebel group H.T.S. was born as an Islamic State branch. But since pivoting from international jihad, it became dominant ...

The Syrian army also confirmed that it has withdrawn from Hama after insurgents broke through its defenses. According to the ...

The Syrian government said it is pulling military forces from the key city of Hama, days after rebels seized Aleppo in a ...

The fall of Syria's second city, Aleppo, to Islamist-led rebels has brought flight and displacement for some, but for others ...

Middle East watchers say the best hope for Israel is that two of its enemies weaken but don’t destroy each other.

At least 300 fighters, primarily from Iraq's Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the ...

Islamist-led rebels advanced on Syria's fourth-largest city Hama Tuesday, buoyed by their lightning capture of swathes of the ...

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

The rebel coalition consists of "well-established armed Islamist factions who, despite their differences, are united in ...

A Syrian photographer working for the German press agency DPA has been killed in an airstrike in the Hama countryside, where ...

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

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