Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence ...

By bne Tel Aviv bureau The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed an engagement with “several terrorists” who opened fire on ...

Early March 2025 was when Syria’s post-Assad transition turned sour. In scenes that resembled the worst moments of Syria’s ...

Ismail had left his home in rural western Aleppo in 2016, after his father was killed in fighting in the country’s bloody ...

Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa has a lot to prove to win over Western powers. The West is watching Syria's leaders closely ...

KOAYIAH, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying ...

A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to ...

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Mohammed, 15, learned about the dangers of unexploded ordnance at a UNICEF child-friendly space — knowledge he used to save ...

The new Syrian government has signed a deal with to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia into the regime, in what is a big step towards uniting the fractured country.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Abdulwahab Omira escaped Syria's civil war with his family as a teenager, shortly after he was freed from prison, having witnessed terrible abuses by the former regime. Now a U.S.

The Syrian Civil Defense says ordnance from Syria’s 13-year conflict exploded in the coastal city of Latakia, collapsing a building and killing at least 16 people.