The Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided the Middle East between the British and French, has led to an uneasy rumbling in the ...

There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...

Here's a map showing who controls what during ... and it controls large parts of Syria's north-east. The Kurds are an ethnic minority group. Türkiye is at odds with the SDF forces, which it ...

As rebels seize control in Syria after more than a decade of war, the future is uncertain. Key concerns include al-Assad's ...

The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments in a year convulsed by war. From Syrians themselves to Syria’s neighbors, ...

If we defeat the Turks, we defeat Islam. If we can’t defeat the Turks, we can’t stop Islam.”This has become Israel’s ...

Nobody saw it coming. After years of brutal war in Syria, many believed the battle lines had stabilized, leaving only ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable ...

Consult the map. Missing from Biden’s list of neighbors ... Also documented: brutal internecine conflicts among Lebanese and Syrian ethnic and religious factions — from the 8th century B.C ...

A damaged portrait of Syria's ousted president Bashar al-Assad lies on the ground in the western Syrian port city of Latakia.

Analysts cautioned that Syria's precarious situation leaves little hope for a swift resolution to issues and return to ...