Al-Sudani came to power with the support of a coalition of Iran-backed factions, and Tehran was a major backer of Assad. The current interim president of Syria ... been the capitals of the ...

Rebels seized the capital Damascus over the weekend, having captured Homs and other smaller cities in a lightning ... Any domestic political instability within Syria carries with it significant ...

The standoff devolved into a bloody civil war that split the nation on political, ethnic and religious lines. The chaos allowed ISIS to rise in the Iraq-Syria ... multiple major cities on their ...

Al-Sudani came to power with the support of a coalition of Iran-backed factions, and Tehran was a major backer of Assad. The current interim president of Syria ... been the capitals of the ...

The Assad family has lost control of Syria after more than 50 years of ... otherwise made little comment as the rebels captured major cities. On Saturday, as the rebels encircled Damascus, a ...

The city's capture is a major victory for the rebels, who have already seized the cities ... for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an "orderly political ...