But it also fragmented Syria's territory, with several armed factions now jostling for control, and international players anxious to preserve their regional interests amid the chaos. Here's a map ...

Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the ...

Hospitals workers say at least 19 people were killed all but one of them women when a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of a ...

Syria then was in the throes of full-blown civil war, after the Assad government launched a brutal crackdown on a largely peaceful uprising that started during the Arab Spring. Now, Abu Qasra’s ...

Since the Syrian civil war started in 2011, who controls what parts of the country has changed dramatically. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to pull US forces from Kurdish-controlled ...