Syria is fractured by competing armies but who holds power and where may be shifting as the US eyes an exit.

Israeli observers offer contrasting outlooks on whether Russia will—or should, from Israel's perspective—retain its foothold in Syria.

What the rest of the world, and in particular the United States, European Union, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, demand from Syria’s new leaders could also influence Russia’s fate. In recent weeks ...

U.S. lawmakers warned Thursday of the danger of allowing China and Russia to gain influence in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The warnings came as regional and Western powers met in ...

MOSCOW, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had held "frank" discussions with Syria's new de facto leader ... Office overseeing Afghan resettlement in US told to start planning closure ...

Russia will likely keep a reduced military presence in Syria, achieving a key objective for President Vladimir Putin after ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria is open ... negotiations with both the United States and Turkey over the status of their established military bases here. Russia was a major adversary during the war ...

On Friday, Syria’s central bank announced that a shipment of local currency had arrived from Russia, where the Syrian ... abuses under Assad lead to the US Caesar Act sanctions, called for ...

MOSCOW, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with Syria's interim leader Ahmed ... Europecategory US, Russia forge ahead on peace talks, without Ukraine 9:08 ...

The Russian authorities plan to maintain a limited military presence in Syria. The Kremlin aims to counter the resurgence of influence by Islamic State militants in the country. However, the ...

Syria’s relations ... Israel and the United States. “Syrian people have wounds and pain that they suffered at the hands of these two countries," al-Shibani said of Russia and Iran.