A Syrian official says firefighters are facing heavy winds, high temperatures and ordnance left behind from the country's ...

The rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are largely made up of Sunnis, and some of the groups are backed by Turkey. The main one, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is a Sunni Islamist ...

The surprise rebel offensive is, in part, a consequence of new wars that have erupted outside Syria’s borders, leaving Assad’s allies—Iran, Russia and the Lebanese [Hezbollah militia](https ...