The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

An offensive by opposition forces in Syria is redrawing the map of areas controlled by the rebels, despite Russian-backed airstrikes by President Bashar al-Assad and his government forces on the ...

The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups and foreign powers into the spotlight as they vie for control and influence. There are Turkish-backed rebels and ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory a bid to redraw the map of the region in line with US ...

CNN mapped how rebel groups captured several key cities, cutting off pro-regime forces and successfully toppling Assad’s regime after 11 days of fighting.

A previous version of the map accompanying this article incorrectly showed subdistricts in the northwest of Syria under control of the Syrian government. The graphic has been corrected. BEIRUT ...

Syrian Islamist leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, addressing a crowd at Umayyad Mosque after a successful rebel offensive in Damascus on Dec. 8, 2024.

Security sources have stated that Israeli forces in Syria have reached the southern city of Qatana, around 16 miles from Damascus.

A Syrian security source said Israeli troops reached Qatana, which is six miles into Syrian territory east of a demilitarised zone separating Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria.

The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities and an ancient business hub.