MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the escalating situation in Syria with Iranian President ...

Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who ...

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

AMMAN/BEIRUT - Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who ...

Approximately 200 Iraqi militiamen crossed into Syria overnight through the strategic Bou Kamal border crossing, according to ...

At least 300 fighters, primarily from the Badr and Nujabaa groups, crossed late on Sunday using a dirt road to avoid the ...

The Syrian military rushed reinforcements to the northwest and launched airstrikes Sunday in an attempt to push back ...

Iranian-backed militias have sent reinforcements from Iraq into Syria to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s regime against a lightning ...

As rebels in Syria make new advances against government forces, Newsweek has mapped the political stances of the rest of the ...

A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting ...

Military says Israel monitoring rebel offensive and Iran's increased presence across border; UAE, US mulling ending sanctions ...