The end of the Assad era has reduced some threats, but the Islamic State has shown renewed strength in the country.

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

The U.S. military is set to consolidate its presence in Syria over the coming weeks and months, two U.S. officials told ...

A month after a wave of revenge attacks left hundreds of Alawite civilians dead, members of the Syrian religious minority are still living in fear, with dozens killed in smaller attacks since the ...

Syria is also home to two important Russian military bases - the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia province and a naval facility at Tartous on the coast. Russia is seeking to retain control of these as ...

BEIRUT — Syria’s ... in the town of Baniyas were deliberately targeted on sectarian grounds — a potential war crime. Red Crescent vehicles leave the Russian air base in Hmeimim, near Latakia ...

Members of the Alawite minority gather outside the Russian air base in Hmeimim ... International’s Syria researcher who investigated dozens of killings that took place in Baniyas and spoke ...