Syria’s long civil war has reclaimed global attention after insurgents seized most of its largest city and dozens of nearby ...

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Syrian opposition forces in recent days seized Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities, reigniting a 13-year civil war.

Lebanon's Hezbollah, long the most capable Iran-backed force on the battlefield and key to Assad's military alliance in Syria ...

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on one of Syria’s largest ...

The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar ...

In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of ...

Eight years ago, Syria’s civil war shifted in President Bashar Al-Assad’s favor after a Russian blitzkrieg on Aleppo helped ...

The retaking of Aleppo marks the first major development in years in Syria's grinding civil war, which had largely fallen ...

As rebels make progress in their fight against Assad's government, Newsweek has mapped the regional approach to the conflict.