Washington and Jerusalem have kept a watchful eye on Damascus ever since the overthrow of the Bashar al-Assad regime by Sunni Muslim rebels in December. Of greatest concern has been the level of ...

At least 200 people have reportedly been killed since fighting between Druze militias and Bedouin tribes erupted in Suweida on Sunday.

At least 18 members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Defence ...

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides ...

Syrian Christians were struggling on Monday to understand why their community was targeted in a suicide attack and whether ...

Assad’s most-notorious death factory, the hangings had become routine. Once a month, around midnight, the guards at Saydnaya ...

Things only got worse. The war escalated, drawing in the Syrian military, rebels, jihadists, Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United States.

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Sixteen members of Syria's security forces have been killed in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the defence ministry said, after they deployed to quell deadly sectarian ...

Many Syrians around the world celebrated the entry of rebels into the country's capital, Damascus, as a victory in a long campaign for greater freedoms after a harsh crackdown that followed a 2011 ...

The rebels also took advantage of disaffection in the Syrian military, which is filled with badly paid soldiers.

The strikes in Syria were a rare attack on forces of the new government, which is led by Islamist former rebels who toppled ...

The Islamic State is believed to be behind a deadly suicide bombing that happened at a Greek Orthodox church in Syria on Sunday.