The Trump administration is revoking the terrorism designation of a group led by Syria’s new president as part of a broader U ...

He now risks exploding a wider crisis across the Middle East that could endanger U.S. installations abroad and embolden Iran’s allies to retaliate, following a legacy of U.S. intervention and ...

The Islamist faction Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) announced last night that its forces had entered Homs, Syria's third-largest city after the Syrian army reportedly began retreating to its outskirts.

The city’s capture was a major victory for the rebels, who had already seized the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as well as large parts of the south, in a lightning offensive that began November 27.

Syrian rebels pressed their lightning advance on Saturday, saying they had seized most of the south, as government forces dug in to defend the key central city of Homs to try to save President ...

In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad's hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria's 2011 civil uprising.

The rebel advance there would prevent Islamic State from exploiting a vacuum left by government forces in the thinly populated desert areas, said Mouaz Moustafa, executive director of the Syrian ...

Syrian rebels have declared victory in a vital city on their way to taking the capital, with reports indicating that anti-Bashar al-Assad forces are progressing through the Damascus suburbs.

Rebel fighters on Friday captured Rastan and Talbiseh in central Syria, positioning themselves just 5 kilometres from Homs, according to reports from the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...

The night before, opposition forces had taken the central city of Homs, Syria's third largest, as government forces abandoned it. The city stands at an important intersection between Damascus, the ...

ARRAF: So when the Syrian regime 10 years ago lost control of Aleppo, the major city, Russian - Russia and Iran helped retake it. But they're both now in much weaker positions because they're ...