Syria has been engulfed in a civil war. Until three months ago, dictator Bashar al-Assad controlled the government, but he ...

The new Syrian government has signed a deal with to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia into the ...

The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in December was viewed by the country’s minorities with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension. Just three months later, a wave of violence has made ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound, among the thousands who have fled the ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for members of Syria’s minority Alawite sect like them. After 24 terrifying hours, a ...

Syria faces its worst violence in months as Sunni fighters attack Alawite areas, challenging the new regime's stability.

Ahmed Sharaa says that those responsible for these crimes will be punished, even if they are "among those closest to us".

"The Christian Churches while strongly condemning any act that threatens civil peace, denounce and condemn the massacres ...

"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, at least 1,068 civilians were killed in the violence - mostly members of the Alawite minority (a sect of Shiite Islam), as well as some Christians ...

Between March 6 and 10, government crackdowns on supporters of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime resulted in ...