Instead, Sharaa was drawn into Islamist circles, just as the Iraqi insurgency began shifting from Baathist ... rubber stamp his assent. That night, he did not publicly address the Syrian people.

Now, just three months after insurgents overthrew the longtime Syrian leader, officials who once served under the former Baathist government are hoping that the newfound alignment between a ...

Syria accused Israel on Thursday of mounting a deadly destabilisation campaign after a wave of strikes hit military targets, including an airport, and ground incursions left 13 people dead ...

It's been 14 years since the eruption of the nationwide protests in Syria that would devolve into a multisided civil war still raging today across the country. Yet this Saturday marks the first ...

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

This does not have to be true of Syria. In a recent address to the nation ... The government dismissed approximately 100,000 Baathist professionals — party members under Saddam’s regime ...

Syria says that it has reached an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the latter with state institutions. The Syrian presidency made the announcement on Monday and ...

Syria's Kurds faced constant oppression under Assad's Baathist regime, but in July 2012 they seized the opportunity presented by civil war chaos to secure their freedom. Kurdish armed groups took ...

JERUSALEM—The former al Qaeda terrorist and current Interim President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa, failed to stop a massacre of over 1,000 Syrians, including Christians, that unfolded last ...

ending over five decades of Baathist rule. “After five decades of one-man rule and 14 years of conflict, we need to ensure a stable and prosperous Syria in which Syrians can realize their ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region. By Christina Goldbaum and Euan Ward Christina ...