Sources close to the Hereford-based regiment last night said the men had been setting up a classic Special Forces ambush to catch senior Iraqi figures seeking sanctuary in Syria. An insider said ...

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) shakes the hand of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief ...

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen briefed the Security Council on Tuesday, pointing to the devastating violence on the ...

Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to the country’s Alawite religious minority killed scores of people ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Syrian security forces "executed" 90 civilians on Friday in the ... Thursday's clashes saw security forces conduct helicopter strikes after they clashed with gunmen loyal to ...

For Abdi, the agreement is a hedge against the risk of U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly withdrawing U.S. forces, which have supported the SDF for a decade to counter Islamic State in Syria ...

The most recent clashes began when government forces tried to detain a wanted ... Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, said in a written statement that 'all parties should refrain ...

Fighters siding with Syria's new government stormed several villages near the country's coast, killing dozens of men in response to recent attacks on government security forces by loyalists of ...

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according to security forces. A curfew remained in effect in the city and other coastal areas. Geir O. Pedersen, the United Nations special envoy for Syria, said in a written statement that “all ...

A surge of deadly violence in Syria highlights the need to ensure "darker forces" don't take over the struggling country and worsen conditions inside it, Canada's new special envoy there says.

Canada can help by adjusting and easing some of the sanctions against Syria, while holding the new government accountable for results, Alghabra explained ...