The US military conducted what it says were self-defense strikes in Syria’s Deir Ezzor, US officials said Tuesday, adding that they were not related to ongoing clashes in northeastern Syria. Washington has so far distanced itself from the offensive launched against Syrian government-held...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed the renewed outbreak of conflict in Syria with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone, Erdogan’s office said in a post on X on Tuesday. Erdogan and Putin spoke as Syrian opposition fighters advancing against government forces pushed...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday that Turkey’s priority was keeping calm borders and that Syria's government needs to engage in a real political process to de-escalate events in its north. “Erdogan stated that Turkey, in...

Armed opposition forces battled army troops on Tuesday as they advanced toward the city of Hama in central Syria, a war monitor said. “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) and its allies fought some of the “most violent” clashes with troops in the area since launching a lightning offensive...