Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning rebel blitz, Russia says. Rebel forces in Syria said they captured four cities 24 hours.

Syria receives sanctions relief under Trump, allowing reconstruction while prohibiting transactions benefiting Russia, Iran, or Assad regime supporters.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow is deeply concerned by what he said was ethnic cleansing being carried out by "radical militant groups" in Syria.

The Republican chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Wednesday Russia must be ejected from Syria, warning that if Moscow maintains a presence in the country it will allow for Iran ...

Russia has increased supplies of its oil from the Arctic to Syria, which needs the feedstock for its refineries, according to shipping data cited by an industry source and LSEG data.

Syria's Assad resigns and leaves the country after stunning rebel blitz, Russia says. 5d. ... Russia and Iran were the two most important foreign backers of Assad's government.