The announcements came hours after the fighters took a fourth strategic city in a lightning offensive that began on November ...

The rapid fall of Syria’s autocratic ruler, Bashar al-Assad, this past weekend was one of the most consequential developments ...

Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow ...

Syria’s pro-Iranian Alawite minority has fallen. Syria’s ancient capital of Damascus was captured by the most formidable ...

Germany is halting decisions on asylum applications from Syrian citizens after former ruler Bashar al-Assad fled the country. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) says the situation in ...

In just two weeks, Syrian rebels have swept from the northwest to capture a string of major cities and topple President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of civil war. In convoys of small vehicles ...

Syrian insurgents have swept into the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces. The Syrian ...

and changes to the world map. The war in Syria was supposed to be over. But with unprecedented conflicts erupting elsewhere in the Middle East, the war in Syria, which has been fought since 2011 ...

Rebels have launched a major offensive against the government in Syria, seizing cities in a lightning advance that has expanded the territory under their control. The rebels captured the city of Hama ...

The advance continued at pace, with Syria's third city, Homs, falling on Saturday shortly before government forces also lost control of the capital. Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours ...