The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.

Syria’s new interim prime minister has pledged to protect minority rights and bring security to the country in an interview ...

Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist that crushed dissent and relied on the country ...

The luxurious compound, made up of three six-story buildings surrounded by manicured gardens, was a symbol of Assad’s power.

The consequences were catastrophic. A devastating civil war broke out, resulting in more than 300,000 deaths (some estimates ...

The Assad regime cultivated ethnic and religious divides that threaten Syria's future even after the dynasty's fall.

Syrian rebel fighters have destroyed the tomb of former president Hafez al-Assad, father of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, ...

The scramble is on to define the future of Syria, quickly, to avert a war even more divisive than the conflict that has riven ...

The tomb of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's father Hafez was torched in his hometown of Qardaha, footage taken ...

Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more ...

The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane ...

Syria has had a week like no other, rebels toppling President Bashar al-Assad and opening Saydnaya prison, while the hunt for ...