and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hold a news conference in Vienna in 2015 amid frustrated efforts to find a political solution to Syria’s civil war. Brendan Smialowski/Reuters A woman ...

Looters, opposition fighters, and selfie-snapping civilians descended on the Presidential Palace in Damascus after the sudden ...

Syria's civil war began in 2011 after civilians led pro-democracy protests against Assad, and his government responded by opening fire on its own people. The ensuing war is thought to have killed ...

“My heart longed for this moment,” added Jolani. “There is not a single household in Syria that the war has not touched.” Before armed fighters set off a stunning offensive last ...