Ukrainian military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi described the fighting as “extremely tough” as he was pictured visiting the Pokrovsk area in Donetsk on Wednesday, where Russian forces have advanced ...

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed airstrikes by President Bashar al-Assad and his government forces on the ...

The maps below provide a day-by-day overview of territorial control. Before November 27, Syrian opposition forces were mostly confined to their stronghold in the northwestern governorate of Idlib ...