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Once a primary recipient of CIA assistance, the Free Syrian Army has since turned on U.S. efforts to battle ISIS using Kurdish militias.

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah declared August 28 to be Lebanon's greatest victory since expelling Israel in 2000, and thanked Syria for its support.

The Varshavyanka class are among the quietest in the world, according to the boasts of Russian state media.

Russia's deputy defense minister said the latest technology is being tested, including multi-rocket launch systems and armored vehicles.

Amnesty International called on all parties to create safe ways for civilians to flee the frontline.

Russia does not claim to have ground forces in combat in Syria, though the Ratnik kit is the latest Russian infantry armor and equipment set.

The two shipments of chemical weapons from North Korea and bound for Syria were intercepted in the last six months.

Kurdish groups have already reached out to Damascus and Moscow fearing a post-battle American withdrawal.

One of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest advisers said many challenges still lie ahead, including reconstruction and the presence of foreign powers.

The 59th Damascus International Fair opens despite ongoing violence in the outskirts of the Syrian capital. It's the first such event in five years.

The militants are attempting to escape an ongoing siege on the eastern Syrian city.

Israeli intervention in Syria is focused on containing arch foe and Iran proxy Hezbollah.

After reportedly doubling their control of the country, Syrian troops conducted a nighttime raid behind enemy lines with the help of Russia.

The suspect fled to Syria after the murders, but Turkish police caught him when he tried to return.

Fields stands accused of second-degree murder after allegedly ramming his car into protesters in Charlottesville.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says recapturing Deir Ezzor "will say a lot" about the end of ISIS.

The law imposes an $800 fine for 'illegal preaching' and up to $16,700 on a religious organization.

Nobody in Ukraine talks about Russian fraternity anymore, except in the most bitterly sarcastic of terms.

The US is selling Ukraine lethal defensive weapons, including the Javelin anti-tank missile.

Muslims know that Putin's pose as the Islamic world's best friend is no more than a pose.

Russia's latest meeting with Iran and Iraq signals a growing cooperation between the powers, and a decline in U.S. influence in the Middle East.

As forces supported by the U.S. and Russia defeat ISIS across Syria, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seeks Moscow's help to prevent a new conflict.

The Kurdish-Arab alliance is battling to oust ISIS from the city where it executed several Western hostages.

An anarchist group in northern Syria announced the new "Queer Insurrection and Liberation Army" unit on Monday.

The Kurdish YPG militia fighting to liberate the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa confirmed his death.

A unit of foreign volunteers is fighting with the Kurdish YPG militia.

The Temple Mount attack has spurred a spate of vicious attacks on both sides

Trump has ended a CIA-run program to arm and train elements of the Syrian opposition.

Hafez al-Assad finished in the lower end of the International Mathematical Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro.

It is actually the United States, not Iran, that appears to be in breach of the Iran nuke deal.