The overthrow followed a 13-year civil war, which started after Assad crushed pro-democracy ... south of Damascus, from Syria, before annexing it in 1981. The annexation is not recognised by ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

As Syrians head home in large numbers, they are unearthing new dangers in mines, bombs, and other explosive remnants of war.

Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want ...

Almost immediately after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria came under attack. Israeli airstrikes have hit several hundred times since December.... Syria's dictator is gone. Its civil war is over.