AMMAN/BEIRUT - Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria on Monday to help the government fight rebels who ...

The presidents of Russia and Iran on Monday pledged "unconditional support" to Syrian leader Bashar-al Assad amid a shock rebel offensive in the country's northwest, the Kremlin said.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

The Israeli military said Monday an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct ...

Iranian-backed militias have sent reinforcements from Iraq into Syria to bolster Bashar al-Assad’s regime against a lightning ...

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive that captured Aleppo.

The US and UAE reportedly see a window to drive a wedge between Assad and Iran, which helped him recapture swathes of his ...

Syria's opposition has attempted to assuage Iraq's fears over its offensive against Assad, while Iraqi militias cross the ...

The Middle East has been a hotbed of conflict for decades, as such many nations within the region have built up their ...

The recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that Syrian President Bashar Assad must reconcile with his own ...

Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the government fight rebels who ...