Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday issued his first statement since the dramatic fall of his regime last week, asserting that "asylum was never an option for him", according to news ...

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Clashes ...

Syria’s new transitional government has been sworn in nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as ...

Syria’s interim leader has called days of violent clashes between pro-government forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad “expected challenges” as a monitor said the ...

The body -- which did not exist under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad-- will be tasked with "coordinating and managing security and political policies", the country's presidency said, according to a ...

A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defense ministry said on Monday. Clashes between Assad loyalists and the country's ...