Russia and Iran have sway over government-held areas, the single biggest chunk of Syria. The United States has forces in the northeast and east, backing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
The departure of Bashar al-Assad after 24 years in power has left the Syrian state in disarray, with numerous factions each vying for influence and control over territory, while foreign powers ...
The Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, now in control of the Syrian state, has criticized the regime’s foreign supporters. Russia backed Assad in Syria’s 13-year civil war, hitting rebels ...
Bel Trew joins those searching Damascus and other sites across the country for journalist Austin Tice and other American citizens who went missing under the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad ...