Syrian government forces entered the north-eastern city of al-Hassakeh on Monday under an agreement reached with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Kurdish and Syrian government sources told dpa.

More than a year after Bashar al-Assad fled to Moscow and the civil war ended, Syria remains a nation in precarious transition

In mid-January 2026, Syrian government forces and allied Arab tribal fighters executed a swift cross-Euphrates offensive, overrunning key positions held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Deir al-Zor and Raqqa provinces.

An all-female Kurdish militia that led the fight against Islamic State (IS) is refusing to lay down its arms against pro-government forces in Syria.

Syria is potentially “weeks” away from collapse, even though the U.S. recently eased longstanding sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers Tuesday. The current Syrian government under interim leader Ahmed al ...

In 2004 a rugby union team was formed in the Syrian capital Damascus. It consisted of British and French players working in the country, and one Syrian: Mohamad Jarkou. As protests against Syria’s government in 2011 were met with violent crackdowns by the authorities, foreign workers began to leave the country.

Fleeing a civil war, Syria's refugees have nearly doubled in the past year. — -- The number of Syrians fleeing their war-torn homeland for neighboring countries has passed the 4 million mark, according a United Nations report released today.

Aziz Habesh knows his way around kibbeh. Sitting in Vezir Han, in the shadow of Istanbul’s Fatih Mosque, the maitre d’ begins to list the types on offer at the Syrian restaurant. He starts counting on his right hand: fruity kibbeh safarjaliyeh made ...

The BBC's Lyse Doucet follows Hind Kabawat as she confronts the challenges of fragmented, post-Assad Syria.

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Kurdish analyst and humanitarian activist Arya Jemo. Mr. Jemo expresses the sense of abandonment by the international community as Kobani remains under siege without water or electricity.