Nylund said that the actual figures are likely much higher. When the civil war began in 2011, there were four main factions of fighting groups throughout the country: Kurdish forces, ISIS, other ...

Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series of shifts, with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday that Syria may be weeks away from plunging into another civil war or collapsing altogether. Rubio, who met with top Syrian officials last week ...

In December, a band of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham shocked the world by ousting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad. HTS’s leader, Ahmed al-Shara, created a government to oversee the ...

Reports on bombings in Syria these days have become routine. But when Mohammad Sabbagh, an industrialist from Aleppo, heard about the attack near his hometown on March 19, the details stopped him cold ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany announced on the 3rd that the Syrian civil war has ended and outlined plans to repatriate Syrian refugees to their home country. According to Reuters, AFP, and ...

How a Syrian Hiking Club Is Rediscovering the Country The nearly 14-year civil war prevented Syrians from traveling freely to many parts of their own country. After the conflict ended a year ago, a ...

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 against civilians has been condemned by the Arab ...

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — 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 ...