For more than a decade, Mr. al-Assad remained in power, employing vicious means to do so while enjoying an obscene amount of ...

In December, the brutal Assad regime collapsed. The Russian military, which had a significant naval, ground, and air presence in the country, had to pull out its forces as quickly as possible. The ...

When Shobut thinks of home, she recalls Syria's lemons. The smell is fundamental to her memory of Damascus, she explained.

Sham, which overthrew the Assad regime last month, reflects rising U.S. alarm that ISIS could mount a resurgence.

The E.U. is moving to ease sanctions in a bid to sway how HTS leads Syria’s transition and to further curb Russian influence ...

"The principles of unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic must be strictly observed," the ministry emphasized ...

The fact of the matter is, though, the Russo-Iranian alliance in the Middle East has been dealt a serious blow with the loss of Assad’s regime in Syria. That is now being made all the more evident by ...

Assad, the Russian-backed dictator of Syria, has led to Russia needing to evacuate its military contingent from the country.

Baldor has covered the Pentagon and national security issues for The Associated Press since 2005. She has reported from all over the world including warzones in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria.

HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called for a unified national army and security forces. The interim defense minister, Murhaf ...

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - “Here’s a good first line for you,” says VOA photojournalist Yan Boechat as we drive up to a former ruling ...

HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa has called for a unified national army and security forces. The interim defense minister, Murhaf ...