The Latest Breaking News from Syria

When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.

After more than a decade of brutal civil war, it took Islamist militants just 11 days to sweep through Syria and topple the regime of Bashar al-Assad. The offensive, which has been driven by the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has forced many residents in…

Two-pronged diplomatic push sees Blinken visit Jordan, Turkiye, while Jake Sullivan holds talks in Israel, Qatar, Egypt.

Missing US citizen, possibly Travis Timmerman, found in Damascus after being released from a Syrian prison. He shares his experience of being held for seve...

US citizen Travis Timmerman found in Damascus after being released from Syrian prison, highlights his ordeal.

The brother of Austin Tice, Jacob, says they believe every effort is being made to find the journalist in Syria

The United States was pushing Thursday for an "inclusive" transition in Syria from president Bashar al-Assad's brutal rule, after the country's new leaders pledged to protect minority rights.

Updates on Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, US Secretary of State's Middle East visit, Israel's presence in Syrian buffer zone, Indonesia's evacuation from Syri...

US citizen Travis Pete Timmerman, missing in Hungary, found in Syria after being discovered wandering barefoot near Damascus. Details of his journey and we...