We at McClatchy join Austin’s family in imploring President Biden to remember that Austin is not just a Syrian captive and American hostage, but a colleague, a brother and a son.

President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, has said that his administration would engage with “all Syrian groups” over the political transition. This is coming after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

"It's a moment of historic opportunity for the long-suffering people of Syria to build a better future for their proud country," he said from the White House's Roosevelt Room. "It

President Joe Biden says the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but that it's “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast.

President Joe Biden laid out steps the U.S. government plans to take now that Syrian rebels toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian capital of Damascus. Biden said the priority is to make sure there is no resurgence of ISIS and said he is mindful that Americans are in Syria.

The Pentagon on Thursday said it has 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, more than twice the 900 it has previously said it has, and that the additional troops are considered temporary forces that were sent to support the mission against Islamic State militants.

Readers debate what Sen. Chris Van Hollen got right, and wrong, about the Biden administration’s Israel policy.

President Joe Biden on Sunday called the extraordinary fall of the Assad regime in Syria “a moment of risk” and “historic opportunity” while offering a blueprint for how the US plans to ...

The United States will work with partners and stakeholders in Syria to help seize the opportunity that has presented itself after rebel fighters' stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,

A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian capital of Damascus.

President Joe Biden says the U.S. government believes missing American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared 12 years ago near the Syrian capital, is alive.

The Biden administration raced Sunday to try to help stabilize Syria after the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, targeting the Islamic State with dozens of airstrikes and monitoring Syrian stockpiles of chemical weapons.