One man accused of killing an Alawite during the sectarian violence in March tells the BBC that armed civilians were advised ...

The Ministry of Defence has not commented on the role of British special forces in Syria or Libya. Last year British Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to expand the UK’s special force ...

British and American Special Forces were heavily involved in "screening" the border between Iraq and Syria to prevent Iraqi leaders fleeing to safety, as well as scouring the deserts of western ...

Those divisions remain, although the Alawite areas are now the most serious flashpoints for Syria's new rulers. In March, days of fighting between security forces and fighters still loyal to Assad ...

Three British ... over Syria, despite the British parliament voting against military action in the country two years ago. The pilots were embedded with the US and Canadian air forces so were ...

The Israeli military said forces were in southern Syria to "prevent hostile forces" entering the region and Druze villages.

The United Nations special envoy for Syria has condemned an intense wave of Israeli airstrikes as Israel said its forces were ...

According to the former British civil servant, the European Union’s External ... "Al-Jolani has the support of both MI6 and UK special forces within Syria," Murray assessed, adding that the game is ...

The strikes were south of Damascus, where Syrian security forces say they are battling gunmen from the religious minority.

Israel has ramped up military operations in Syria since rebels toppled Bashar Assad in December, with airstrikes on military targets across the country and ground forces entering its southwest. The UN ...