For years, American policymakers have grappled with how to manage the Middle East’s shifting alliances and conflicts while reducing direct military commitments.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest on the fighting between rebels and government forces in Syria and the wider ...

In just a few days, a patchwork of rebel forces has seized control of a broad stretch of land in the west and northwest of ...

Mr. al-Assad’s international backers, including Russia, Iran and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, are weakened and distracted ...

The Israeli military says Hezbollah has fired into a disputed border zone, its first attack since a ceasefire took hold last week ...

Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi makes a visit to the Syrian capital, Damascus, to meet President Bashar Assad. His visit ...

The surprise offensive on Aleppo by Syrian rebel groups has left the US in the difficult position of not fully supporting ...

The north-west is dominated by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), but Turkish-backed rebel factions - ...

Dozens of Syrian government troops have been filmed surrendering to rebels after they were abandoned by their comrades at a ...

Syria's civil war has exploded back into life after Islamist rebels launched a lightning offensive on the northern city of ...

Turkey could be one of the big winners from the new Syria crisis, giving it a chance to tackle its Syrian refugee problem and ...

According to reports on social media on Monday, the A-10 – affectionately known as the Warthog to those who fly the ground ...