Syria’s state news agency reports Syrian troops backed by Syrian and Russian warplanes are fighting fierce battles in the central Hama province, as rebels seek to build on their surprise takeover of ...

The leader of Syria’s most powerful insurgent group has toured the seized city of Aleppo in a surprise visit, for the first time since the group captured large parts of the city last weekend, as ...

Turkey wants to see an end to armed Kurdish presence close to its border and the return of millions of Syrian refugees ...

Hama is crucial for Assad and the army needs to safeguard the city to stop the Islamist-led rebels from advancing towards ...

Syria holds strategic importance for Moscow and Tehran, which have both bolstered Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime at ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a difficult week as Syria's government collapses, Russian military bases are overrun ...

Assad’s forces are reportedly engaged in fierce battles with rebels on the outskirts of the major city of Hama. A monitoring ...

With Syrian rebels having taken control of Aleppo, there are questions about what is next for Syria and the many actors with stakes there.

In less than a week, rebels have doubled territory under their control, according to Charles Lister, head of the Syria ...

The UN's cultural organisation added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's ...

President Putin’s fledgling Mediterranean flotilla may have to retreat to ports in Libya and Algeria or to the Baltic.

The rebels have set their sights on an area where President Bashar al-Assad’s government has long maintained strength.