‘Chemical Attack’ Leaves US Syria Policy In Disarray
The United States' stumbling response Tuesday to the latest apparent chemical weapons strike in Syria underlined the disarray at the ...
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Turkey Ends ‘Euphrates Shield’ Operation In Syria
Turkey has officially ended the "Euphrates Shield" military operation it launched in Syria last August, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said ...
Putin To Meet Iran’s Rouhani In Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin was on Tuesday to host Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani for talks that will be closely watched ...
Syria Fighters ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
A US-backed force of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters say they have taken full control of a key airbase held ...
Syria Rebels ‘take Control’ of IS-Held Airbase Near Raqqa
US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group near ...
US Backed Forces Have Taken Back Control of Tabqa Airport From IS
United States-backed local forces gained important ground Sunday in the fight against the Islamic State in Syria. Forces on the ...
300,000 Civilians At Risk In Damascus Fighting
The United Nations said fighting around Syria's capital has cut off 300,000 people from humanitarian assistance and pauses in the ...
Syria Rebels Launch Fresh Assault On East Damascus
Rebels and jihadists on Tuesday launched a fresh assault on east Damascus, two days after Syrian government forces rebelled an ...
In Backing Syria’s Assad, Russia Looks To Outdo Iran
In Aleppo, portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin hang shoulder-to-shoulder with those of his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad, signalling Moscow's ...
Syria Says Shot Down Israeli Plane After Raids Near Palmyra
Syria's army said Friday it shot down an Israeli plane that had been carrying out pre-dawn raids on a military ...
In Syria, Governors Hope For End To ‘exile’
"Welcome to Idlib province!" the Syrian governor proclaims, seated in a converted classroom in Hama city some 90 kilometres (55 ...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian jets completed the recapture of the historic city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group ...
Syria Army Retakes Ancient Palmyra From ISIS
In another devastating blow to ISIS, Syrian troops backed by Russian jets have finally recaptured Palmyra from jihadis. The Kremlin ...
To Counter Turkey, Damascus Sidles Up To Kurds
Worried over Turkish advances in Syria's north, the Damascus regime has formed an alliance of convenience with the country's Kurds ...
Why Does the Capture of Syria’s Al-Bab Matter?
The Syrian town of Al-Bab was for three years a key jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, whose capture Ankara hopes ...
Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack
CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack last month, ...
Where Does Syria’s Opposition Stand Ahead of New Talks?
Syrian opposition figures will return to Geneva on Thursday for new UN-sponsored talks with President Bashar al-Assad's regime on their ...
Who’s Who In Syria Conflict As Geneva Talks Loom
Syrian government officials and opposition figures will gather in Geneva on Thursday for the fourth round of UN-brokered talks aimed ...
Four Russian Military Dead In Syria IED Blast
Four Russian military personnel were killed and two injured when their vehicle was targeted with explosives in central Syria last ...
Damascus Denies Accusations of Chlorine Use In Aleppo
Syria's government on Wednesday fiercely denied accusations by Human Rights Watch that it used chemical weapons in its battle for ...