Syrian rebels announced early Sunday morning the capture of the country's capital, Damascus, and the overthrow of Assad, who had ruled with an authoritarian grip for 24 years.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has made his ... months since the fall of former President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive. The state-run Emirates News Agency, or WAM, reported ...

With evidence mounting that Syria's armed forces have started using chemical weapons against rebels, the Obama administration is reportedly considering getting more deeply involved in the country ...

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and ...

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters)-- Afghan doctors delivered medicines on Sunday for 21 South Koreans kidnapped by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan more than two weeks ago. The head of a private Afghan ...

Syrian opposition fighters removing a government flag from an official building Saturday in Salamiyah, east of Hama. (Ghaith Alsayed/Associated Press) The main rebel group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ...

Syrian rebels said they had freed the capital Damascus from President Bashar al-Assad early on Sunday after a week of stunning military advances against his forces. “We declare the city of ...

The rebel force that deposed Assad Damascus fell to the rebels on December 8. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group that has led the latest offensive against the Syrian government, traces its ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Syrians celebrate the taking over of the capital Damascus by Syrian rebel fighters in ...

Israel has carried out an extensive bombing campaign against Syrian military assets since Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad in November. It has also carried out ground ...