Although they have strongly criticised President Donald Trump’s military plan, neither France nor the UK have committed to replacing the departing American soldiers. The US president's announcement on December 18 that the US would withdraw its 2,000 troops from Syria provoked...

At least five civilians were killed in artillery shelling by Bashar al-Assad regime forces and Iran-backed militias in northwest Syria on Saturday, according to the White Helmets civil defense agency. The attacks targeted the city of Khan Shaykhun in Idlib and northern regions of Hama, said...

A train carrying war "trophies" captured in Syria left Moscow on Saturday on a two-month tour to parade Russia's military gains in the eight-year conflict. The train went on show at Moscow's Kazansky station, before heading to Russian-annexed Crimea. It will then make its way to the Russian...

US-backed fighters said Saturday they are keeping a corridor open to rescue remaining civilians from the Islamic State group's last speck of territory in Syria, as the UN appealed for urgent assistance. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have evacuated nearly 5,000 men, women and...