Syrian troops and allied militia pushed rebel fighters back on Wednesday from a hilltop overlooking a strategic highway in President Bashar al-Assad's coastal heartland, state media said.

Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, according to two US officials and a western ...

Thousands of foreign fighters fought alongside the Syrian rebel groups that toppled the Assad dictatorship. Many plan to stay ...

The Russian military is still stationed at its Syrian bases after the fall of Bashar Assad's government, and analysts say an ...

Russia has two important military bases in Syria: The Tartus naval base, set up in 1971, and an air base at Hmeimim, established in 2015. Tartus is Russia's only formal naval base outside former ...

Militants attacked a Russian air base in Syria, killing two soldiers, a Syrian government official and a local activist have said.

HMEIMIM, Syria — A convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway towards the Syrian city of Tartus on Monday as soldiers stood guard. Planes periodically descended and rose from ...

Russia has increased supplies of its oil from the Arctic to Syria, which needs the feedstock for its refineries, according to ...