Donald Trump has promised to keep America out of the Middle East, but Assad's dramatic fall has upended the region's balance of power.

Handled correctly, the United States and our allies will be stronger, while our enemies – Iran, Russia, and radical terrorists everywhere – will be permanently weakened, all without risking

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has more than doubled the number of its forces in Syria to fight the Islamic State group — a dramatic increase that the Pentagon revealed Thursday, acknowledging that the added troops have been there for months or even more than a year.

In a bombshell statement, President-elect Donald Trump criticized the overthrow of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, calling it an "unfriendly takeover" by Turkiye. Speaking at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate,

This account of Syria’s rebellion is based on more than a dozen interviews ... Israel’s war in Lebanon and the interregnum in the United States, before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “The opportunity that was given has been taken.”

Given the fall of Assad regime, Carla Martínez Machain says it’s unlikely U.S. will attack Syria anytime soon.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that Turkey will "hold the key" to what happens in Syria, where rebels backed by Ankara toppled the government of Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.

President-elect Donald Trump's commitment to ending U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts could be tested in Syria after jihadist rebels succeeded in toppling the Assad regime.

a one-time Democratic candidate for president turned ardent supporter of Donald Trump, is meeting with U.S. senators this week to discuss his nomination for her to be the next director of national intelligence. Six thousand miles away, in Syria ...

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military should stay out of the fast-escalating conflict in Syria, where a dramatic rebel offensive reached the capital and threatened the rule of Syria’s Russian- and Iranian-allied president. “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT,” Trump declared on social media.