"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

Israeli forces have pushed into Syria south of the capital Damascus and said they will remain there indefinitely.

Abdi, by contrast, came to leadership via associations with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), an organization that Turkey ...

Footage and satellite images reviewed by The Times show civilians in the compound. Thousands have fled violent unrest in the ...

Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...