In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its ... Turkey, Western powers and several Gulf Arab states have backed varying elements of the Syrian opposition to varying degrees during the conflict.

the strikes also aim to protect US allies in northern and eastern Syria, primarily the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF, an alliance that the United States helped create and has supported to ...

The strike "was conducted in an area formerly controlled by the Syrian regime and Russians," it added. The United States has for years carried out periodic strikes and raids to help prevent a ...

France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces ...