Kurdish YPG forces in northern Syria should be investigated for alleged war crimes during their battles with Daesh, a UN spokesman said Wednesday. Farhan Haq told Anadolu Agency that the UN was studying an Amnesty International report that accused the YPG —the armed branch of the Democratic...

Cuban military operatives reportedly have been spotted in Syria, where sources believe they are advising President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers and may be preparing to man Russian-made tanks to aid Damascus in fighting rebel forces backed by the U.S. Gen. Leopoldo Cintra Frias, head of ...

Syrian army troops and their allies, backed by Russia n jets, launched an attack on rebel-held towns north of the city of Homs on Thursday, Reuters and local activists said. The Russian air strikes hit targets around the town of Talbiseh and the villages of Teir Malla, Dar...

Islamic State militants battled rival insurgent groups on Wednesday north of the city of Aleppo, where officials say the Syrian army is preparing an offensive of its own backed by Iranian soldiers and Russian jets. A rebel fighter and a group monitoring the war said Islamic State...