A spate of attacks involving loyalists to former ruler President Bashar al-Assad has spurred concerns of a return to sectarian warfare in Syria, but there is still a path for the country’s new rulers ...

Among the uncertainties facing Syria is the future of U.S. involvement in the country. Since 2014, Washington has backed a de ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

ISIS was also able to gain a foothold in the country before suffering significant blows. Syria has been home to a number of ...

The United States and Europe have been hesitant to lift sanctions on Syria before there is a clear political transition that is democratic and inclusive of Syria’s minorities and civil society.

The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...

“At the moment, those people who were afraid before are still afraid,” Father Corrou says. But he is quick to point out that those who have been more optimistic about Syria’s future also ...

Syria says that it has reached an agreement with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces to integrate the latter with state institutions. The Syrian presidency made the announcement on Monday and ...

"Partnering with the new transitional government in Damascus would let the US leave Syria on its own terms," he said in an article, "America Can Best Help Syria By Getting Out," in Foreign Affairs ...