Syria's neighbors are providing a lot to the war-torn country. But the likes of Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the US are obviously ...

The former commander of Russian operations on the Ukrainian front, who was a prominent member of the Wagner Group, has been ...

Thousands of foreign fighters fought alongside the Syrian rebel groups that toppled the Assad dictatorship. Many plan to stay ...

Assad’s regime on Dec. 8, 2024, after the rebel military operation “Deterrence of Aggression” and the establishment of a ...

Something strange has been happening in the arctic skies over northern Norway and Finland. Pilots flying over these cold, remote areas are suddenly finding that their GPS systems—used to help guide ...

Even as it pounds Ukraine, Russia is expanding its military footprint in Africa, delivering sophisticated weaponry to ...

The Russian paramilitary group Wagner has left Mali and its units there have been taken over by the Moscow-run Africa Corps, ...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has approved a development strategy for Russia's Navy for the next 25 years, one of his key ...

President Vladimir Putin has approved a new naval strategy which aims to fully restore Russia's position as one of the ...

A contractor found a tomb complex dating back to the Byzantine Empire in Syria's Idlib province, just as many residents have ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their ...