DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago. Travis Timmerman appears to ...

Top U.S. officials are in Syria making the first face-to-face contact with rebel groups that took over the country in a ...

Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...

A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from ...

A Libyan officer said the stepped-up flights from Russia and Syria delivered military gear. By Nataliya Vasilyeva With the fate of its military bases in Syria uncertain, Russia has been sending ...

Half of Syria's schools destroyed or damaged, Qadri says Education minister assures girls' right to education remains unchanged New rulers promise equal treatment for all minority groups DAMASCUS ...

The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press br ...

After 13 years of civil war, and 54 years of ruling Syria with an iron fist, the brutal Assad regime has fallen. This marks a pivotal opportunity for Syrians to rebuild a social compact ...

Syria’s new regime, led by a group with former ties to al Qaeda, is on a mission to gain international legitimacy – and it’s already seeing some success. Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, an ...

DAMASCUS -- Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad said Monday he wanted to stay in the country after rebels captured the capital, but the Russian military evacuated him from their base in western ...