The militias that control the Druse religious minority’s heartland in southwestern Syria have resisted the new government’s attempts to bring all armed groups under its control.

Karam Shaar, the head of a consultancy focused on Syria, said the introduction of new technologies, including drones, into the rebels’ arsenal was critical to their advance. “The control over ...

The choice of cabinet officials was seen as a litmus test for whether the rebels who ousted Bashar al-Assad would deliver on ...

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The Assad family's 54-year rule of Syria came ... Damascus as rebels approached. Led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the Free Syrian Army raised its flag over the capital but ...

Syria plunges ... in December, with over 1,000 people killed in just two days as sectarian violence grips the country, Once hailed as "liberators", the victorious rebels-led by former Al-Qaeda ...

The Ministry of Defense will take all necessary measures in response ... However, in late November, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive against Assad’s forces, just as a ceasefire ...

A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.