In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged ...

The departure of Bashar al-Assad after 24 years in power has left the Syrian state in disarray, with numerous factions each vying for influence and control over territory, while foreign powers ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours ... including on the capital, Damascus, Aleppo and Hama. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims it has destroyed around 80% of the Assad regime's ...

With Damascus falling to a broad coalition of rebels ... leadership heightens the risk of a new conflict breaking out. A map of Syria after the fall of the Assad regime from December 16.

Early Sunday, the rebels said they had made it to the capital, Damascus, after a week of stunning military advances against Syrian regime forces. An Islamist armed group known as Hayat Tahrir al ...

A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country. By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from ...