Wary of a confrontation with Turkey that could suck Moscow into a military quagmire, Russia is likely to take a gradual approach to helping the Syrian government capture the last rebel bastion of Idlib, analysts and diplomats say. President Bashar al-Assad’s army, aided by heavy Russian...

The Syrian regime army took control Saturday of the strategic northwestern crossroads town of Saraqeb in the latest gain of a weeks-long offensive against the country's last major rebel bastion of Idlib. "Army units now exercise full control over the town of Saraqeb," state television...

Turkey Friday sent more troops and tanks to bolster its military presence in northwestern Syria, where Bashar Assad's forces have been advancing in a devastating, Russian-backed offensive that has sparked a massive wave of people fleeing in wet and blustery winter weather. Syria's Idlib...

The Palestinians Friday rejected U.S. allegations of incitement after a day of clashes and attacks left three Palestinians dead, including a member of the security forces, and wounded more than a dozen Israeli soldiers. They instead linked the violence to President Donald Trump's...