The United States escalated its fight against the Islamic State in Syria, pledging the first open deployment of military boots on the ground.
The move...
Syrian president Bashar Assad has met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, according to Syrian state media.
It is the first known trip abroad...
Heavy fighting has broken out in central Syria as government troops backed by Russian air strikes battle insurgents, activists have said.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory...
Pentagon officials have urged the Russian military to focus its airstrikes in Syria on Islamic State (IS) fighters rather than opponents of Syrian President...
Paris prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into French government accusations that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government has committed crimes against humanity.
France is trying...
The upper chamber of the Russian parliament has voted unanimously to let President Vladimir Putin send Russian troops to Syria.
The Federation Council discussed Mr...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says it is impossible to defeat the Islamic State group without cooperating with the Syrian government.
Speaking at a meeting of...
Thousands of people seeking refuge in Europe have endured torrential rain as they cross the Greek border into Macedonia.
An estimated 7,000 people have made...
Russian aircraft flying into Syria are delivering military supplies and humanitarian aid, according to Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov.
This comes amid concerns from the...