Syria

BEIRUT, Lebanon — A Syria war monitor said that President Bashar al-Assad has left the country, after losing swathes of territory to a lightning offensive led by an Islamist-led rebel …

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — The ongoing conflict in Syria has intensified, with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazloum Abdi reporting heavy attacks from multiple fronts. The SDF, which has …

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jihadist-led rebels seized Aleppo’s airport and dozens of nearby towns on Saturday after overrunning most of Syria’s second city, a war monitor said. Damascus ally Moscow responded …

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Jihadists and their Turkish-backed allies breached Syria’s second city of Aleppo on Friday, as they pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed government. …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted two separate airstrikes in Syria, resulting in the deaths of 37 “terrorist” operatives, including senior leaders from ISIS and Hurras …

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Twelve pro-Iranian fighters have been killed in air strikes of unknown origin in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Sunday, adding that a large number of people …

Raqqa, Syria — Afrin’s iconic olive trees have been burning for more than a week, with the Afrin Residents’ Association accusing Turkish and Syrian opposition forces of deliberately setting the …

DAMASCUS, Syria — A Syrian army officer was killed Wednesday in an Israeli air strike in the country’s south, the official SANA news agency reported, citing a military source. “The …

SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region — At least 12 members of pro-Iranian militias were killed in an Israeli air strike on a site in Hayyan, northern Aleppo, early Monday, according to the …