Syria's key ally Russia is carrying out air strikes ... Assad has vowed to "crush" the rebels and accused Western powers of trying to redraw the map of the region.

Israeli forces have reportedly advanced deep into southern Syria, reaching approximately 16 miles southwest of Damascus, two ...

The rebels’ rapid advance from their strongholds in northern Syria has seen them take the strategic cities of Aleppo, Hama and Homs, as government forces melted away. Earlier, rebels said they ...

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