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Iraq has taken in more than a thousand Syrian soldiers who requested permission to cross the border, Iraqi media report.
Russia has begun withdrawing a large amount of military equipment and troops from Syria following the ouster of former Syrian ...
Russia has evacuated some staff from its diplomatic missions in Damascus, as well as personnel from the embassies of Belarus, ...
Syrian Christians gathered at churches in the country's capital Damascus on Wednesday amid tight security measures to ...
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Russia has evacuated at least 400 soldiers from the Damascus region in recent days in co-ordination with ...
A Russian source close to the government told Reuters supplies to Syria have been suspended because exporters are concerned ...
Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday it was up to Syrians to determine their own future and called for an "inclusive" ...
A lengthy convoy of Russian military vehicles rolled down the highway heading towards the Syrian city of Tartous on Monday as ...
A Russian cargo ship that Ukraine claims was sent to Syria to collect weapons has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, according to ...