The Russian military and diplomats began to leave the Syrian capital, Damascus, in an abrupt manner, and the first armed ...

In Syria, the situation for Russians is deteriorating, with military contingent and diplomats urgently leaving Damascus and ...

Russia flees Damascus, abandoning equipment while a special forces commander is heading to Moscow to explain the failures in ...

Mr Assad has been at war with opposition forces seeking his overthrow for 13 years, in a conflict which has claimed an ...

Bashar al-Assad has vowed to violently crush a major Syrian rebel offensive because it is the “only language that terrorism ...

Russian forces in Syria have withdrawn from the city of Hama. Both military personnel and diplomats are also urgently ...

Iran-backed militias entered Syria overnight to support President Bashar al Assad's fight against a rebel uprising, according ...

President Assad vows the regime will defeat "terrorists and their supporters" as he addresses the offensive for the first ...

Syrian Free Army launches attack on strategic towns used by Iran-backed groups near Syria-Iraq border, according to sources - ...

The rebels have made stunning gains against President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, with Russia, Iran and Hezbollah distracted by other conflicts.

Russia has replaced the general in charge of its forces in Syria as rebel forces continue their lightning offensive in the ...

The Syrian regime has rushed in reinforcements to stop insurgents advancing further into the Hama countryside, after they ...