The days-long conflict has been among Syria's deadliest in a decade. Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed, including women and children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

However, social media users wasted no time in mocking Vance, turning him into a political meme star. Some users posted memes of Vance's ballooned face with one saying, "You've heard of JD Vance?

AFP BEIRUT: Gunmen loyal to ousted Syrian president Bashar Al Assad killed seven members of the country’s new security forces and wounded 11 on Thursday, a war monitor said. “Seven members of ...

and there will be no more unregulated weapons". Syria's new authorities launched the sweeping security operation after clashes with fighters loyal to Assad, the biggest challenge to their rule so far.

Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad’s government was toppled ... killing 69 men but harming no women, according to the observatory.

(AP) The attacks by Assad loyalists mark the first major security challenge to face the interim government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, with the exception of ongoing fighting between ...

Restoring security has been one of the most complex tasks for Syria's new authorities, installed after Islamist-led forces ousted Assad in a lightning offensive in December. They are now facing ...

Gunmen loyal to deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 15 security personnel in ambushes in the coastal province of Latakia, a security source told Al Jazeera. The attacks took ...

no meetings have been declared between him and senior Alawite figures, in contrast to members of other minority groups such as the Kurds, Christians and Druze. Under al-Assad, members of the ...

DUBAI -A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defence ministry said on Monday. Clashes between Assad loyalists and the ...

No additional details were made public. The cooperation signals a dramatic improvement in relations from the past decade, during which Syrian officials under Assad stonewalled OPCW inspectors.