President Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on Syria gives the Syrian people and their new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a chance ...

United States President Donald Trump has announced that US sanctions on Syria will be lifted, in a huge boost to the government in Damascus, which took power after the overthrow of longtime leader ...

Syria's new president has reportedly said he is open to a Trump Tower rising in Damascus. "In Syria, which has seen so much misery and death, there is a new government that will hopefully succeed ...

These enemies have, in most cases, been innocent civilians. In March, when gunmen loyal to Syria’s former leader Bashar al-Assad (who is an Alawite) clashed with security forces, the ...

The new government has pledged to unify Syria after overthrowing the Assad dictatorship. One of its biggest challenges is persistent sectarian violence. By Christina Goldbaum Ben Hubbard Raja ...

The US is withdrawing roughly 1,000 troops from Syria in the coming months. The Trump administration believes the new Syrian government and Kurdish partners can contain ISIS. The US is "well ...

Between 9,000 and 10,000 Islamic State fighters and about 40,000 of their family members are detained in northeastern Syria. Their escape would not only add to the group’s numbers, but also ...

The embassy warned that attacks may coincide with the end of Ramadan. LONDON -- The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of ...

Syria has a way of following you wherever you go, even beyond its borders. The pain does not dim with distance. My friend and her family were able to escape and hide in the woods nearby until ...

according to the Syrian defence ministry and the Lebanese army. Residents of the town of Al-Qasr, less than 1 kilometre (0.6 mile) from the border, told Reuters they fled further inland to escape ...

Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series of shifts, with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and ...

The Syrian government has signed an agreement with Kurdish forces in northeast Syria, setting the path for their reintegration into the country. Tensions had been building between the United ...