Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

Here’s a look at ongoing civil war in Syria. Facts Bashar al-Assad ruled Syria as president from July 2000-December 2024. His father, Hafez al-Assad, ruled Syria from 1970-2000. The ongoing violence ...

The German foreign ministry made a statement about the trip, noting how important it was after 14 years of Syrian civil war. The statement noted that Syrians in the region share a hope for stability.

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and one-third Muslim. Can they live together peacefully again? Syria’s civil ...

Almost immediately after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria came under attack. Israeli airstrikes have hit several hundred ...

When former leader Bashar al-Assad fell, new Syria war crimes investigations began. But U.S. budget cuts have halted some ...

During Syria's civil war, various extremist groups took control of huge swaths of the country. A small cluster of villages in the south, including Koayiah, were even occupied by ISIS from 2015 to ...

President Biden said that the U.S. believes Austin Tice, the journalist kidnapped in Syria more than 12 years ago, is alive and that “we think we can get him back.” “We remain committed to ...