Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will visit the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, before visiting Turkey as part of a regional tour, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told state media on Saturday. Turkish foreign ministry sources earlier said Araghchi would visit Turkey...

A monitor of Syria's war said on Saturday that rebel groups now control a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian air strikes on parts of Syria's second city for the first time since 2016. The rebels have pressed a lightning offensive against forces of the Iranian- and Russian-backed...

Syria’s military announced on Saturday a “temporary troop withdrawal” in Aleppo to prepare a counteroffensive against what it called “terrorists.” The military said the withdrawal was part of a regrouping effort ahead of the arrival of reinforcements to launch the counterattack....

A monitor of Syria’s war said Saturday opposition forces now controlled a majority of Aleppo city, reporting Russian airstrikes on parts of Syria’s second city for the first time since 2016. “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied factions... took control of most of the city and...