The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the entire country. By Alissa J. Rubin Reporting from the Faysh Khabur border ...

Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to the country’s Alawite religious minority killed scores of people ...

Israel wants to "defend" minorities in Syria, has moved troops into Syria and is regularly bombing the war-torn country. That's despite the fact that Syria's new rulers have said they don't pose a ...

Syria's new authorities sent major security reinforcements overnight to the cities of Latakia and Tartus in the country's northwest in a bid to get the situation under control, state media reported.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that more than 180 people had been killed in two days of violence in the coastal region of western Syria, which is heavily populated by members of ...

Now, with those rebels in power, Moscow senses an opportunity to both expand its economic footprint in Syria and hold on to its military bases there.

The United Kingdom on Thursday removed 24 Syrian entities from its sanctions list and unfroze their assets, including the Central Bank of Syria, other lenders and petroleum companies. The move comes ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — American Jews who fled their Syrian homeland decades ago went to the White House this week to appeal to the Trump administration to lift sanctions on Syria that they say are ...

More than 100 people have been killed over two days of intense clashes as Syria appeared to be on the verge of slipping back into large-scale sectarian violence. The centre of the fighting was the ...

Over 70 killed, dozens hurt in clashes with Assad loyalists in Syria (AP image) More than 70 people were killed and dozens wounded on Friday in violent clashes between Syrian security forces and ...

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The coastal region of Latakia area has emerged as one of the main security challenges for Syria's Islamist-led government as it works to consolidate control after seizing power in Damascus in ...