The MiG-23 was widely produced, with over 5,000 units made, and exported internationally to Syria, India, and Bulgaria. The MiG-27 was built as an upgraded version of the MiG-23, but optimized for ...

On this day in aviation history, February 14, 1955, the first flight of a key progenitor that led to the MiG-21, the Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-2 took place. The Russian-designed Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ...

The MiG-23’s maintenance costs were much higher than expected, and the jet’s combat record much poorer. Deployed in Syria and Iraq, the MiG-23 suffered in encounters against F-4s, F-14s ...

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to eyewitnesses and video, providing a gruesome picture of a crackdown against ...

Israel has stepped up its attacks on Syrian territory since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on 8 December last year ...

Syria's new government has formed a committee to investigate reported mass revenge killings of a minority group - after the United Nations human rights chief called for "swift actions". Violent ...

The top commander of a Syrian Kurdish armed group, whose forces are in a separate battle with Turkey, had earlier blamed Turkish-backed Islamist factions for some of the most disturbing violence ...

QAMISHLI, Syria March 9 (Reuters) - The commander of a Kurdish-led force in Syria said on Sunday the country's interim president must hold the perpetrators of communal violence in Syria's coastal ...

Commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces Mazloum Abdi, attends an interview with Reuters in Hasakah, Syria December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo UPDATED Mar 09, 2025, 09:18 PM ...

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the entire country. By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border ...

A 23-year-old Syrian man attacked five people with a knife in Villach, Austria, killing a 14-year-old and injuring four others. A 42-year-old delivery worker intervened and helped contain the ...