Syria defies Russia in bid to keep Assad in power even as the two allies prepare an offensive to retake Aleppo. Putin Backs Assad, Says Russian Warplanes Could Redeploy to Syria in Hours Russian ...

Iraq's top security official met with embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday, to "put Assad in the picture of the latest developments in Iraq," the Syrian state news agency SANA ...

The Syrian government has prevented an al Qaeda-linked book from being displayed at a Damascus book fair after a request from Baghdad, an Iraqi security official said on Wednesday, as Iraq seeks to ...

The United States is downsizing its military presence in Iraq this year and will refocus its fight against ISIS in Syria. The change comes as Pentagon leaders see the political chaos sparked after ...

Syria chaos sparks ISIS security crisis as 150 detainees relocated to Iraq amid prison breaks. Kurdish forces withdraw from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bashar al-Assad is living in Moscow under tight restrictions imposed by Russia nearly a year after fleeing Syria, with his ...

Bashar al-Assad is living in Moscow under tight restrictions imposed by Russia nearly a year after fleeing Syria, with his movements limited and public appearances banned, according to multiple ...