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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

As rebels seize control in Syria after more than a decade of war, the future is uncertain. Key concerns include al-Assad's ...

Syrian rebels seized control of capital city Damascus on Sunday, forcing President Bashar al-Assad to flee after more than 13 years of civil war, ending his family's decades-long rule. Syrian ...

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 ...