A surprise offensive by rebel forces opposing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime has led to a new round of fighting in the Middle Eastern country's long-running – but until recently largely ...

The Syrian military and its ally Russia conducted deadly joint air raids Monday on areas that Islamist-led rebels seized control of over the weekend. The strikes were a response to a lightning ...

Why is rebel governance more responsive in some areas than in others? In recent years, scholars have started to examine the determinants of rebel governance. Less attention has been given to ...