Tehran, Russia's main ally in the Middle East, has been dealt a heavy blow as Israel dismantled its network of proxies and ...

The new Syrian authorities are rapidly moving toward international recognition beyond their regional neighbors. Keen to limit ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad is seen on May 3, 2023, in Damascus, Syria. Assad went to Russia, a key ally to the fallen regime, after fleeing his country following the collapse of the Assad ...

Maher al-Assad is wanted for war crimes and reportedly fled to Russia by way of Iraq as rebel forces took over Syria.

For Moscow, intervention in Syria's civil war in 2015 was proof that it had regained its status as a global power and counterweight to the West. Now, events in Syria threaten to undermine Russia's ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A Kurdish politician said on Wednesday that she had seen Maher al-Assad, brother of the ousted ...

Footage shows Syria’s notorious former general living freely in exile as questions grow over his role in a vast corruption ...

Assad’s departure leaves unclear Moscow’s military role in the country. The Russian presence includes not only Hmeimim, but also Syria’s sole warm-water port in the nearby coastal city of ...

Despite fiery rhetoric, Russia has offered Iran no real support after US strikes, revealing Moscow’s weakened position, competing interests, and reluctance to jeopardize ties with Israel, the Gulf, or ...

Just a decade ago, the world watched as Russia made a bold and high-stakes intervention in Syria. In 2015, when Bashar ...

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