A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

The Khaled Brigade, part of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), held a military parade in Damascus following the ousting of Assad - Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters “We will not hesitate to hold ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on Wednesday in a push to project ...