Explains the factors that led to Bashar al‑Assad’s sudden departure from power and the end of Syria’s long civil war that began in 2011, including military collapse and loss of support.

Hezbollah and Iran backed the Syrian regime that was overthrown in a civil war. A report says the US encouraged Syria's government to continue the fight against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Displaced Syrian children play near a rubbish dump at the Rukban camp, located in a no-man's land in southern Syria at the border ...

Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and preserve their mother tongue from extinction.

Ashes,' the directorial debut of Syrian journalist Daham Alasaad, follows the dogged efforts to bring Syrian war criminals to ...

Most Syrians stay because they don’t have the money or means to emigrate, the assistant pastor in Jaramana said. Others stay ...

News Wrap: U.N. Reports 60,000 Dead in Syria Since Civil War Began Two Years Ago In other news Wednesday, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights released new numbers saying those killed in Syria has ...

Syrian Transitional President Ahmed al Shara and his political allies are building a new Syrian army as part of their effort to unite Syria under their Damascus-based government. The establishment of ...

Aziz Habesh knows his way around kibbeh. Sitting in Vezir Han, in the shadow of Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, the maitre d’ begins to list the types on offer at the Syrian restaurant. He starts counting on ...

Reports on bombings in Syria these days have become routine. But when Mohammad Sabbagh, an industrialist from Aleppo, heard about the attack near his hometown on March 19, the details stopped him cold ...