"We've requested and demanded guarantees, but as always, the U.S. does not give any," the SDF's political co-chair told Newsweek.

The Middle East has been compared to a large bazaar. The more you get into it, the more confusing and complex it becomes.

Sectarian violence has plagued Syria long before Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, took control of the country last year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ayman Abu Hadir, assistant to the Foreign Minister, meets with Alawite leader Dr. Tamim Khromachou. (photo credit: ...

Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand over more than 200 senior officers who fled to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, following a Reuters investigation that showed ...

The issue, then, is not whether Alawites will integrate into the new Syria, but whether Syria will succeed in becoming a state capable of integrating all its citizens, Enab Baladi argues. The fall of ...

Damascus, Syria - In late December, protests erupted in Latakia and Tartus that few in Damascus expected to see so soon, or at all. Long portrayed as politically quiescent and regime-loyal, Syria’s ...

An explosion tore through a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs Dec. 26, killing and wounding worshippers in a neighborhood associated with the country’s Alawite Muslim community. Syrian authorities ...

Syria’s new rulers are trying to win over the Alawites after months of violence. But the reconciliation effort is controversial. On this episode of On Assignment, Reuters' Timour Azhari travels to ...