Syrian insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over ...
Fighting had raged around the north of strategically vital Homs since late on Friday with government forces using intense ...
Syrian rebels seized Hama, toppling a statue of Hafez al-Assad after government forces retreated. The victory follows similar rebel advances in Aleppo and other key cities, bringing them closer to ...
Hezbollah to deploy 2,000 fighters to Syria as rebels advance on key citiesLebanon's Hezbollah has sent 2,000 fighters to ...
President Bashar al-Assad used Russian and Iranian firepower to beat back rebel forces during years of civil war but never ...
Assad's security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president's grip on power may ...
Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into Friday, as anti-regime rebels push ...
Syrian opposition forces took control of Aleppo, the country’s second largest city, after a surprise attack this week, posing a major challenge to President Bashar al-Assad. Follow the latest news ...
Advances by a coalition of opposition groups have abruptly changed the landscape of Syria’s civil war after a long stalemate.
Opposition activists say Syrian insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama ...
If Assad ends up surviving again, it will be at least in part because much of the world went with the devil they know.
Western and Arab states, as well as Israel, would like to see Iran’s influence in Syria curtailed, but none wish for a ...