Rebel forces have launched a major offensive in north-western Syria, capturing territory from President Bashar al-Assad’s ...

A new, more Islamic group is now in charge in the capital, Damascus. West Asia has become even more complicated ...

The north-west is dominated by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but Turkish-backed rebel factions - ...

Syria’s facilitation of foreign fighters to wage an insurgency in Iraq spawned the rise of Al Qaeda in the region. Due to its ...

Germany has offered to support Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime — but only if all of the ...

The weight of historical interventions and non-interventions in the region hangs heavy on Western leaders' minds ...

Last month, the UN special envoy for Syria warned that the wars in Gaza and Lebanon appeared to be “catalysing conflict in north-west Syria in a dangerous manner”. Geir Pedersen said HTS had ...

Rebel offensive makes big gains, pushing on regime forces from north, south and east; HTS-led troops enter Homs on road to ...

In the week since hostilities escalated, ActionAid’s partner, Violet, which operates emergency ambulance services across ...

On Wednesday last week, rebel fighters led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed Syrian ...

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of late president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar, in the ...