Syrian army

U.S.-backed Syrian forces edged closer to an Islamic State stronghold on the border with Turkey on Saturday while Russia's defense…

The Syrian army backed by Russian air strikes has opened a major new front against Islamic State, the third big…

Syrian soldiers advanced slowly in heavy fighting with Islamic State terrorists near Palmyra's ancient ruins on Friday, state media and…

Syrian government forces were poised to advance into the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa province and allied Russian jets kept…

Syrian troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, attacked insurgent fighters south of Aleppo on Friday, a source in…

Syrian army troops and their allies, backed by Russian jets, launched an attack on rebel-held towns north of the city…

The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russia, a Syrian military…

A Syrian military source said on Tuesday the army had retreated to new defensive lines in a region of vital…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree announcing a general amnesty for military deserters who violated the country's compulsory military…

Kurdish forces and the Syrian army fought separate battles with Islamic State around Hasaka city in northeast Syria overnight as…