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

Israeli forces have pushed into Syria south of the capital Damascus and said they will remain there indefinitely.

This buffer zone, situated between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, was established by the United Nations following the 1973 Middle East war. Since then, it has been patrolled by a ...

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

The attacks in southern Syria are part of a new policy aimed at protecting what Israel calls its “security zone” in the ...