Israeli forces have reportedly advanced deep into southern Syria, reaching approximately 16 miles southwest of Damascus, two regional security officials and a Syrian security source have told Reuters.

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed airstrikes by President Bashar al-Assad and his government forces on the north ...

Whenever a leader is overthrown, a power vacuum is created that can be exploited by self-seeking actors. The risk is that whoever fills this void will not be interested in peace and reconciliation but ...

A road map agreed with Washington for the withdrawal of a US-backed Kurdish militia despised by Ankara from a flashpoint Syrian town will help rebuild trust between the two NATO allies, Turkeys ...

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Syria's future hangs in the balance after the toppling of authoritarian ruler Bashar al-Assad last month, with optimism for peace and democracy tempered by fears of how social and political cohesion ...