Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, Bashar Assad's hold on power faces its stiffest test in a decade.
In 2012, then-President Barack Obama declared a “red line,” warning that the use of chemical weapons by Bashar al-Assad’s ...
Earlier, a war monitor and Abdel Ghani said rebels were within 20 kilometres of Damascus as government forces fall back in the face of the offensive gathering even more momentum.
Assad's security forces opened fire on protesters demanding democratic reforms, the Syrian president's grip on power may ...
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 ...
A weakened Syrian regime under Assad, therefore, is in Israel’s interest. But here’s the rub: Israel would like to see Assad ...
Opposition activists say Syrian insurgents have captured four new towns, bringing them closer to the central city of Hama ...
Western and Arab states, as well as Israel, would like to see Iran’s influence in Syria curtailed, but none wish for a ...
Syrian rebel commander Hassan Abdel Ghani sought to reassure religious minorities on Saturday after Islamist-led fighters ...
Türkiye, which shares a 566 mile-long frontier with Syria, has been a main backer of opposition groups aiming to topple Assad since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. The conflict led to a ...
Syrian rebels said they seized control of the southern city of Daraa on Saturday, the birthplace of a 2011 uprising against ...
The Syrian army has withdrawn from much of southern Syria, leaving more areas of the country, including two provincial ...