The Islamic State spread from Iraq into Syria, and Syria’s Kurdish ethnic minority created an autonomous region. Some of the armed groups that gained territory during the civil war also fought ...

The sudden downfall of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of a rapid rebel offensive has brought a dramatic new turn to Syria's nearly 14-year civil war. While opponents of the ...

A portrait of ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is taken off the wall of a regime prison in Damascus, Syria. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) The Syrian regime’s collapse came more ...

The number of US troops in Syria has regularly surged higher than the Pentagon has publicly disclosed since at least 2020, and in recent months increased to more than double the roughly 900 troops ...

Syria faces significant challenges as it transitions to new leadership following the long reign of President Bashar al-Assad. The country is grappling with political instability, economic hardship, ...

Two African nations allied with Vladimir Putin have refused to allow Russian troops to station on their territory, further complicating the Russian president's geopolitical standing after losing a key ...

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces had conducted an airstrike that killed ISIS leader Abu Yusif in eastern Syria. One other ISIS operative was also killed in the strike that ...

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Christian areas of Damascus early Tuesday to protest the burning of a Christmas tree near Hama in central Syria, AFP journalists witnessed. "We ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Members of Bashar Assad’s army, or a pro-government militia, line up to register with Syrian rebels as ...

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QAMISHLI, Syria, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Thousands of women rallied in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Monday to demand the new Islamist rulers in Damascus respect women's rights and to ...

Hostilities have escalated between Syrian rebels backed by Ankara and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the northeast since Bashar al-Assad was toppled on Dec. 8. Syrian armed groups ...