Map Tracks U.S. Sanctioned Russian Oil Tanker to Syria
Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.
Syria descends into violence: Who are the Alawites who are being killed in hundreds?
At least 1,300 have been killed in Syria as security forces clash with loyalists of ousted president Bashar al-Assad. The violence is concentrated in Tartus and Latakia, home to Alawites. The Assads ...
While Calm Reigns in Damascus, Battles in Syria’s Northeast Rage On
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
Syria's Worst Violence in Months Reopens Wounds of the Civil War
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...