Syria

(Reuters) – Syria denied reports on Saturday that President Bashar al-Assad’s deputy had defected and his forces pressed an offensive against rebels, bombarding parts of

(Reuters) – Refugees are fleeing Syria in ever greater numbers, U.N. agencies said on Friday, as the conflict between President Bashar al-Assad’s forces and rebels

(Reuters) – The United States and its allies are discussing a worst-case scenario that could require tens of thousands of ground troops to go into

Russia’s foreign ministry has said that if the United Nations were to pull out of Syria, it would have “serious negative consequences” for the region.

(Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad controls less than a third of Syria and his power is crumbling, his former prime minister said on Tuesday, in

(Reuters) – Veteran fighters of last year’s civil war in Libya have come to the front-line in Syria, helping to train and organize rebels under