It is arguably one of the most coveted prizes in Syria’s civil war, and after eight years of fighting, Syrian President Bashar Assad has got it back. The Damascus-Aleppo highway, or the M5, is known to Syrians simply as the “International Road.” Cutting through Syria's major...

Israeli strikes on Damascus airport killed seven fighters, a war monitor said Friday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Iran's military presence in Syria. Syrian state media said only that its air defences intercepted missiles over the capital overnight while Israel did not...

Turkey on Thursday threatened to use force against “radicals” in Syria’s Idlib province after Russia accused Ankara of failing to “neutralise” jihadist groups under a 2018 deal. “Force will be used in Idlib against those who do not abide by the ceasefire, including the...

A total of 63 Syrian  regime troops have been 'neutralized' in northern Idlib province, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Friday. "According to the latest information received from various sources in Idlib region, 63 Bashar al-Assad regime elements have been neutralized",...