Syrian Army

Defending the Assad regime has given Tehran multiple options for expanding its influence and projecting power in the region and beyond.

The first wave of Russian airstrikes seemed to focus on rebel areas that threaten the Assad regime's Alawite heartland

The Barack Obama administration and the U.S. intelligence community have concluded that Russia is set to start flying combat missions from a new air base inside Syria

America can — and must — do more to help Europe’s migrants. I’m living proof of why.

Senior officials from Damascus and Riyadh are talking about transition and sovereignty. But Tehran might not be willing to let go.

Assad may be relinquishing authority over certain parts of Syria he is unable to hold or recapture, but the war is sure to drag on for some time.

Syria’s million-strong Druze minority finds itself in the crosshairs of war — and forced into a no-win choice to secure its survival.

Recent attacks on the Syrian Druze community threaten to further roil sectarian tensions, radicalize Druze elements, and potentially draw Israel into the civil war.

Chemical Attack Not Included in Doomsday Scenario Homefront Drill

The Syrian regime is gearing up for a counteroffensive that relies on Iran’s money and Shiite foreign fighters from as far away as Central Asia to push back against the Islamic State.