The Syrian military command reported on November 28 that units of the Jabhat al-Nusra extremist group (outlawed in Russia) "launched a large-scale attack on a broad front" in the north of Syria on the ...

The attack on Aleppo has been carried out by a variety of opponents to the Assad regime, including Islamist factions and ...

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The rebels launched their surprise offensive on Nov. 26, attacking from areas to the north and northwest of Aleppo. It is the ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an ...

The presidents of Russia and Iran on Monday pledged "unconditional support" to Syrian leader Bashar-al Assad amid a shock rebel offensive in the country's northwest, the Kremlin said.

The Kremlin said Monday that it continued to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after jihadists last week wrested swathes of territory from government control.

In just a few days, a patchwork of forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of Syria.

Syrian rebels' capture of Aleppo from President Bashar al-Assad has brought the Syrian civil war back into focus, jolting ...

Syrian government forces and their Russian allies are battling to hold back the offensive, with Russia launching airstrikes ...

Rebel advance in Syria could emerge as a threat to Moscow and Tehran, putting both of them on the back foot, at least for now ...

Airstrikes aim to weaken supply lines feeding a resurgent Islamist rebel movement.