The Latest Breaking News from Damascus

Militia keeping IS in check pressured by new regime in Damascus, emboldened Turkey and US unpredictability

The capture of Damascus by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the collapse of the regime of Bashar al-Assad last December sent shockwaves through Syria’s political landscape, heralding an unprecedented shift in power. The rise to power of HTS, formerly the Al-Nusra Front, is a litmus test for assessing whether militant…

Syria's tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus's Old City, expressing joy at the long-awaited return to public worship.

In cities along the M5 highway just after the fall of Assad, many expressed relief – along with wariness about the future

Men are accused of involvement in the execution of nearly 300 civilians by government forces in Damascus in 2013, which the perpetrators filmed

The former military officer, previously known only as ‘Caesar’, smuggled evidence of thousands of deaths out of the country

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal Damascus’ shift away from Iran as its main regional ally

Why has Syria’s interim leadership dissolved all military factions and the constitution?

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said discussions with a Qatari delegation in Damascus Thursday included reconstruction in the war-torn country, during the first visit by a head of state since Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Assad’s fall welcomed in southern province of Suwayda but community continues to press Damascus caretaker government

Ahmed al-Sharaa has been Syria’s de facto leader since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad in December.