As the March 10 agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces nears its end, more and more new ...

A lot has happened in just a year on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. A lightning offensive by Islamist insurgents in Syria toppled longtime autocrat Bashar Assad and brought a new government ...

The scale is no longer disputed. The UN Human Rights Council-mandated Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic has estimated that between 2011 and May 2021, more than 580,000 people were ...

A program that offers amnesty and aid to Alawites has been met with suspicion by many in the minority. There is also broader ...

At a Damascus air base once off-limits under Bashar al-Assad, a crew now films a TV series about the final months of the ousted leader's rule as seen through the eyes of a Syrian family. "It's hard to ...

Hacked communications and a social media analysis reveal how former regime leaders are trying to arm fighters and exert ...

The Economist has chosen two countries for outstanding/impressive achievements during 2025. A controversial selection based ...