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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

An international war crimes prosecutor said on Tuesday that evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a ...

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

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 ...

What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government rebel ...