The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that it viewed Iran-backed fighters in the area as a threat to nearby coalition troops fighting Islamic State. The remarks by a Baghdad-based spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition battling...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)-  At least 25 regime troops and allied Shiite militants were killed on Wednesday in fierce clashes with Western-backed rebels in a region of Syria's southeastern desert, known as al-Badia, opposition media outlets said.    Jaish Osoud al-Sharqiya, one...

Western-backed Syrian rebels said on Wednesday that Russian jets attacked them as they tried to advance against Iran-backed militias in a region of Syria's southeastern desert. They said six jets bombed their positions as they moved towards Zaza checkpoint near Sabaa Biyar, a small town near...

Syrian rebels say the United States and its allies are sending them more arms to try to fend off a new push into the southeast by Iran-backed militias aiming to open an overland supply route between Iraq and Syria. The stakes are high as Iran seeks to secure its influence from Tehran to...