Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their ...

A lightning rebel advance this month ended more than 50 years of Assad family rule, sparking jubilant scenes on the streets ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Middle East's regional powers had been pursuing reconciliation. Syria's post-Assad transition will put that to the test.

After insurgents toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad this month, many senior officials and members of his dreaded ...

Bombardment, looting and disuse have wreaked an uncertain toll on the country's former synagogues and Jewish sites.

The Conflict in Syria and the Failure of International Law ... state of international law and the failure of the post-World War II and post-Cold War systems of governance to stem the tide of ...

As a result of the war, several million people have been forced to leave their homes. Some are internally displaced, still living in Syria, while others have fled to other countries. Most have ...

Before 2021, the United Nations had not released a report on deaths in Syria since 2014 because it said conditions on the ground made accurate documentation impossible. However, when the war ...

Source: Institute for the Study of War and AEI Critical Threats Project. Data as of Dec. 3, 2024. On Nov. 26, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, attacking from areas to the north and ...

Syria was home to one of the first ... a former U.S. ambassador for war crimes issues, told 60 Minutes in 2021. "I mean, this is a top down, organized effort. There are documents with his names ...