JEROME DREVON is Senior Analyst in Jihad and Modern Conflict at the International Crisis Group. He is the author of From ...

And if it does, will it suddenly become a super-state?One question inevitably leads to another, and each answer opens a door ...

In the Damascus neighbourhood of Jobar, which saw some of the war’s fiercest fighters, hidden dangers are lurking amongst the ...

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a ...

Syrian Kurds are set to demand a federal system in post-Assad Syria that would allow regional autonomy and security forces, a ...

The U.S. has sent more forces to Syria, tamping down on the immediate threat, but experts warn that the extremist group could ...

The Syriac language is an independent Semitic language.

Mineral formations in caves reveal recurring periods of humidity in the Arabian Desert over the last 8 million years.

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

A second round of prisoner releases was expected in Aleppo city on Monday, three days after members of the Syrian Democratic ...