The Assad family’s decadeslong reign in Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning lightning-strike rout across the country. Hassan Abdul-Ghani ...

Follow NBC News' live updates here. Biden pledged the U.S. will continue to be involved in Syria as the country enters a new era free from the Assad regime and rebel groups take Damascus.

In the early hours of December 8, groups opposing the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), captured the capital, Damascus, after an 11-day surprise ...

Following its new attacks on Syria, Israel’s leaders and much of its media tout the creation of a new Middle East.

By The New York Times Follow live updates here. The rebels who ended the Assad family’s brutal rule in Syria began asserting control on Monday. They took up positions outside public buildings in ...

In 2019, the Islamic State lost control of most of the territory it controlled in Iraq and Syria. As a result, the number of fatalities killed in attacks by the Islamic State worldwide has ...

Bullet-riddled portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in city of Hama as rebels advanced this week OMAR HAJ KADOUR/AFP via Getty Images Syrian rebels took to the airwaves on state Syrian TV ...

Syrian opposition fighters have pushed back government forces around Aleppo in a surprise offensive, rapidly expanded the territory under their control in northwestern Syria. On Wednesday, they ...

Syrian rebels announced they gained full control over the key city of Homs early on Sunday after only a day of fighting, leaving President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year rule dangling by a thread as ...

Global stakeholders now have to reckon with the geopolitical impact of a rebel offensive led by an Islamist group in Syria that could potentially threaten President Bashar al-Assad’s hold over ...

Iraq weighs intervention amid Sunni rebel push in Syria Baghdad distrusts rebels' claims of no ambitions in Iraq Iraqi factions divided on potential intervention in Syria BEIRUT, Dec 6 (Reuters ...

Data as of Dec. 3, 2024. On Nov. 26, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, attacking from areas to the north and northwest of Aleppo. They swept into the city on Nov. 29-30, forcing out ...