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

AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of fighters from Iran-backed Iraqi militias crossed into Syria overnight to help the ...

Syria's civil war has taken a dramatic turn, with dictator Bashar Assad once again leaning on Russian support after a shock ...

The city of Aleppo has become the centre of a fierce battle between Syrian rebels and Assad's regime, as Russia and Iran join ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory a bid to ...

Iran-backed militias from Iraq entered the country to support the government's attempts to contain surprise advances by the ...

The Syrian military and its ally Russia conducted deadly joint air raids on areas under Islamist-led rebel control on Monday, ...

Iranian-backed militias crossed into Syria from Iraq overnight and were heading towards northern Syria to reinforce Syrian ...

Rebel advance in Syria could emerge as a threat to Moscow and Tehran, putting both of them on the back foot, at least for now ...

Iranian-backed Iraqi militias have deployed in Syria to back the government’s counteroffensive against a surprise advance by insurgents who seized the largest city of Aleppo. That's according to a mil ...

Anti-government forces in Syria have stepped up their offensive in the central part of the country, while taking control of ...