The Assad family, members of the minority Alawite sect, ruled Syria for over half a century until Bashar was ousted in ...

Ambushes by Assad loyalists are among the fiercest yet, stretching the forces of the former rebels who seized power last year.

Alasaad said that Turkey “tried to prevent the battle and threatened HTS ... and expressed hope that “the Syrian authorities will bring order to the area and restore constitutional order.” ...

International alarm is growing over fighting in western Syria, where hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed amid ...

Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since ... and sectarian order. Syria’s transitional ...

Islamic State has lost swathes of Syrian territory to separate campaigns being waged by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran, and by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic (SDF ...

The overnight clash in Damascus appeared to have been contained, but it has heightened concerns that the violence sweeping ...

Germany calls for end to 'spiral of violence' On Friday, Germany's Foreign Ministry called on all sides of the ongoing battle in Syria to avoid a "spiral of violence," releasing a statement saying ...