Proxy wars, a phenomenon where external pow­ers support opposing sides in a conflict in order to influence the outcome of the conflict and ad­vance their own strategic interests, have become a ...

After Syria's longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

At least 1,383 civilians, the vast majority of them Alawites, were killed in a recent wave of violence that gripped Syria's Mediterranean coast, a war monitor said Wednesday.

In recent days, Syria suffered the worst violence since the toppling of the regime of Bashar al-Assad last December. Deadly ...

The ball on a ceasefire deal is now in Russia's court, Ukrainian, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday.

The Syrian Network for Human Rights said armed groups and foreign fighters aligned with the government but not integrated ...

Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine whether the country rebuilds ...

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

The United States encouraged its Syrian Kurdish allies to reach Monday's landmark deal with the Islamist-led government in ...

To civil rights advocates and lawyers, his detention is an assault on free speech and an attempt to suppress pro-Palestinian ...

Armed groups killed entire families, including women and children, during an outbreak of sectarian violence in Syria last ...

After violence broke out between the current and past regimes in Syria, fearful residents have waded across a river to take ...