As Bashar al-Assad 's rule collapsed in Syria , Iranian authorities watched in surprise and shock as the rebels advanced ...

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad says he had no plans to leave the country after the fall of Damascus a week ago but the ...

Assad's hubris saw him opt for brutality over building consensus within Syria and take for granted the support of his foreign ...

Weapons of war accumulated by the toppled Assad regime over half of a century are being systemically obliterated by massive ...

In his first comments from exile in Moscow, the deposed dictator pushes back against criticism that he abandoned supporters.

The U.S. Embassy in Syria is urging Americans inside the war-torn country to flee immediately or prepare to "shelter in place for extended periods." The warning comes as the "security situation in ...

Center for Religious Freedom's Nina Shea and Rev. Johnnie Moore discuss the threat to Christianity in Syria after rebels take over the capital and the U.S. role in protecting Christians.

Türkiye on Monday rejected claims it backed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), which led the anti-regime advance that overthrew ...

The fall of Bashar al-Assad has reshaped Syria’s future and its ties with key nations. The US has initiated direct talks with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the rebel group that led the offensive against ...

What comes next? HTS has proven competent, and at least so far — pragmatic. But an enormous amount of uncertainty lingers on ...