In March of this year, Laya’s world came crashing down. Following a series of skirmishes in the coastal region of Syria, the country’s transitional government had mobilized forces to put down what it ...

The US is asking the United Nations Security Council to lift sanctions on Syria’s president before he visits the White House ...

Clashes between Syrian authorities and French jihadists entrenched in the Harem camp demonstrate the challenges the new ...

Tens of thousands of unexploded ordnance have been removed, but more remain. IDLIB, Syria and PARIS -- Abdelkader Madirati was only 8 years old when he was the victim of a cluster bomb which caused ...

The attack may have been a consequence of Hezbollah's increasing participation in the Syrian civil war. For months, Hezbollah fighters party have reportedly been crossing the border into Syria to ...

Hundreds of thousands have died in the decade-long conflict. LONDON -- A little over a year ago, 10 schools were hit with air and artillery attacks in northwest Syria, on just one day near the city of ...

Firefighter Naser Brjas and White Helmet member Kinan Ali respond to an emergency call in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his ...

Assad's jails between 2015 and 2016. The three survivors have decided to speak out and challenge the taboo surrounding rape ...

Syria and the Strongman’s Democracy. Here, Syrian president Ahmad Al-Sharaa approaches the podium to speak during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at ...

Back-to-back bombs hit a major military compound in the center of Damascus on Wednesday, setting fire to the country's main army headquarters and leading to a gun battle that has raged for hours in ...