Israeli airstrikes hit the area of Damascus early Wednesday, Syrian state media reported. Syrian state-run news agency SANA reported that Syria's air defenses had shot down “most of" the missiles. It said in a statement, citing military sources, that two soldiers were injured and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Russian fighter jet flew very close to a U.S. surveillance aircraft over Syria, forcing it to go through the turbulent wake and putting the lives of the four American crew members in danger, U.S. officials said Monday. The officials said the incident, which happened...

Iraq’s prime minister held talks Sunday with Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus during the first trip of its kind to the war-torn country since the 12-year conflict began. The two leaders told reporters that they discussed fighting drugs, the return of Syrian refugees and the...

The United Nations is concerned about “unacceptable conditions” set by Damascus for allowing aid to flow through its Bab Al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria, according to a document reviewed Friday by AFP. The delivery of humanitarian aid through the crossing has been...