In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a ...

(Hasan Belal for NPR) DAMASCUS, Syria — Every morning for 28 ... NPR's Lauren Frayer found these issues at play in a Damascus ...

Once again, images of horrifying violence are pouring out of Syria: dead bodies piled up in a hospital corridor. Gunmen ...

The U.S. should not yet trust Syria’s new regime. Syrians celebrating in Latakia on Wednesday after the fall of the Assad regime. (Aaref Watad / AFP / Getty Images) By Matthew Levitt.

A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach ...

The stunning victory of the Syrian rebels opens up new possibilities for a more peaceful Middle East – or it can set the stage for even more intense violence, death, and destruction.

Beyond delaying much-needed closure and reparations for survivors and victims’ families, a lack of accountability could ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday rescinding most U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria since the 1970s, a major step toward offering the war-torn country a path to normalization with the ...

Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a document seen ...

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

DAMASCUS, Syria — Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his firefighter's uniform. It's a job he loves, but a uniform he now hates. The uniform marks him as a ...

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.