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

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

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 ...

Assad’s ouster has seen his Iranian allies end crucial oil supplies. Meanwhile, many economic sanctions that initially ...

People of Syrian origin are the largest group in Germany to have been naturalized since 2021. Many of them are now first-time voters.

The Assad regime forces tortured and murdered on an industrial scale. With the permission of the authorities, Sky's Stuart ...

The rebel groups now governing Syria were previously targetted by Russian forces, but Abu Qasra told the Post, "in politics, there are no permanent enemies." One trump card held by Russia is Assad ...

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With new authorities now in power, the OPCW visit has raised hope that Syria will be conclusively rid of such weapons after years of delays and obstructions to the body's work. "This visit marks a ...

All are alleged members of the Islamic State group, captured during the final days of the extremists' so-called caliphate declared in large parts of Iraq and Syria. The Gweiran Prison, now called ...

Trump and officials close to him expressed interest in pulling all U.S. troops out of Syria, prompting the Pentagon to draw ...