The fall of the dictator is good news for Syrians, for their neighbors and for the U.S. But that doesn't necessarily mean the ...

Assad, Iran has started to distance itself from their longtime alliance, instead stressing the history of friendship between ...

Aleppo had been firmly held by the government since a 2016 victory there, one of the war's major turning points, when Russian ...

During his long journey from a young Al-Qaeda militant* two decades ago to a rebel commander preaching "religious tolerance", ...

Jolani’s road to Damascus has been long. He has talked openly about his change along the way. From young al Qaeda fighter two ...

The United States called Monday for de-escalation in Syria, where an Islamist-led rebel alliance has wrested ... through this stage with success and victory". On Monday, Syrian and Russian air ...

The conflict had been mostly dormant with Assad back in control of much of the country until last week, when the Islamist-led rebel alliance began its offensive ... pass through this stage with ...

THE rebel alliance which has brought down the Syrian regime of Bashar Assad with lightning speed has sought to reassure the ...

BEIRUT/AMMAN/DUBAI: Syrian rebel forces announced on Friday that their lightning advance had reached the central city of Homs ...

Assad fled Syria as an Islamist-led rebel alliance swept into the capital Damascus on Sunday, ending five decades of brutal rule by his clan.