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 ...

The first U.S. diplomats to visit Syria since President Bashar Assad's ouster earlier this month are in Damascus to hold ...

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

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 ...

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

Warning: This article contains descriptions of torture. DAMASCUS, Syria – Photographs of tortured and broken bodies are taped to the outside walls of Al-Mujtahid Hospital in central Damascus.

Overnight strikes targeted former army positions, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor. Israel has said it aims to keep military equipment away from extremists.

Toppled Syrian leader Bashar Assad has released what appeared to be his first public statement since his regime was ousted by rebel forces and he fled with his family to Russia more than a week ago.

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 ...

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 ...