Syria
Syria’s new transitional PM calls for stability and calm
Life appeared to be slowly returning to normal in the capital Damascus after two days of near-shutdown
Israel pounds Syrian army bases, denies deeper incursion
Israel pounded Syrian army bases on Tuesday in strikes it says aim to keep weapons from falling into hostile hands. Reports Israeli…
European countries put Syrian asylum bids on hold after Assad’s fall
European countries put asylum applications from Syrians on hold until further notice on Monday after rebels seized the Syrian capital and President…
Work begins on new Syrian government and order after Assad ouster
The lightning overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad left Syrians, countries in the region and world powers nervous on Tuesday about what comes…
Assad’s downfall — the winners and losers
The potential winners and losers from Assad’s downfall
Syria’s Assad is in Moscow after deal on military bases
Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad is in Moscow with his family after Russia granted them asylum on humanitarian grounds, a Kremlin source…
Israeli military enters Golan Heights, Airstrikes hit chemical weapons depot in Damascus
Israel’s military entered a demilitarized buffer zone in the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights on Sunday aiming to head off any threat from the…
Syrian insurgents capture central city of Hama
Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another major blow to Syrian President…
Iraqi fighters head to Syria to battle rebels but Lebanon’s Hezbollah stays out
Hundreds of Iran-backed Iraqi fighters crossed into Syria to help the government fight rebels who seized Aleppo last week, but Lebanon's Hezbollah…
Russian, Syrian jets intensify bombing of Syria’s rebel-held northwest
Russian and Syrian jets bombed the rebel-held city of Idlib on Sunday, marking a second day of heavy strikes in northern Syria…
Kremlin says it wants Syria to swiftly restore order after rebel attack
The Kremlin said on Friday it wanted the Syrian government to restore constitutional order in the Aleppo region as soon as possible…
Syrian and Russian jets bomb rebel-held northwest Syria
The Russian and Syrian air forces bombed rebel-held northwest Syria near the border with Turkey on Thursday to push back a rebel…