Syrian new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa recently met with the Mideast nation's Christian leadership after a string of menacing attacks on religious minorities
Assad’s father brutally crushed an uprising in Hama, creating a blueprint for repression. Decades later, Syrians can now start to tell their stories.
Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 124 miles from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of most complex ever operations in enemy territory
After five decades of dynastic rule over their country, Syrians in the city of Hama have been rejoicing at the fall of the Assad ruling family.
Syria has been a work in progress, a nation to be rebuilt, since the downfall of its autocratic president, Bashar al-Assad, a month ago. It is far too early to ascertain in what political direction Syria is heading, but if the past is any guide, Syrians should not expect their country to become a Jeffersonian democracy.
Rifaat Assad, the brother of Bashar Assad’s father Hafez Assad, Syria’s former ruler, led the artillery unit that shelled the city of Hama and killed thousands, earning him the nickname the “Butcher of Hama.” Earlier this year, Rifaat Assad was ...
Although members of the Christian community said they are happy to see the Assad regime go, many are wary of their new Islamist leaders.
Ragheed Tatari was arrested in 1982 for refusing to carry out orders from then-President Hafez al-Assad to bomb civilians - Anadolu Ajansı
The Israeli military conducted "Operation Many Ways" on September 8, 2024, successfully destroying an Iranian-funded underground precision missile production site in Syria's Masyaf.
The rebels’ path to victory is littered with evidence of Syria’s defeated military. It also reflects the sizable task of trying to put the country back together.
Most Syrians have only known life under the Assad regime. Now, throughout the world, they are celebrating a new uncertain era.
Members of the Syrian rebel group HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham) on Saturday surveyed the aftermath of a battle in Hama which left charred tanks and rocket launchers near a mountaintop mosque.