Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.

"A confrontation, possibly even a small-scale military one, may occur between Israel and Turkey," one expert told Newsweek.

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...

An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 162 civilians were "executed" in a coastal region linked to ousted ...