Among the framework principles is one to require the withdrawal of "foreign fighters unlawfully present in Syria."

  Plummeting oil prices has helped its defense budget stretch further by reducing the costs of fueling aircraft and ships

  Rebel sources said that in the raid Russian planes fired at least 10 missiles at a secret headquarters of the...

She said Damascus perceived a softening of the West's stance on Assad  

 

Images from the conflict in Syria in 2015.

  The text called for the U.N. to present options for monitoring a ceasefire within one month of adoption of...

Senior international envoys began gathering in New York on Thursday to seek U.N. backing for an ambitious U.S. and...

"What you've got is a move that will end up with Assad going."

  He accused Washington and its ally Saudi Arabia of wanting "terrorist groups" to join negotiations

 

  Their statement said Assad should leave power at the start of a transitional period, and called for an all-inclusive,...

 

  Russia and Iran have said it will be up to the Syrian people to decide on Assad's role at a...

  The senior Iranian official was quoted as saying that his country would continue to support Syria