Syria's 14-year civil war has undergone yet another rapid series of shifts, with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and ...

He goes on to convince Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who's the head of the Islamic ... the Kurdish group. Who are the other armed factions that matter that he is trying to establish control over? Nicolas ...

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Kurdish-led and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ... He said the SDF was working together with the Syrian administration at "such a critical period" to guarantee a ...

The extremist Islamic State group is resurging in parts of the world, adapting its tactics and expanding its reach despite ...

The United Nations estimates that 90% of Syrians live in poverty and the Syrian government has only been able to provide ...

Syria's Interim President Signs Deal With Kurdish-Led SDF to Merge Forces By ... with the Syrian administration at "such a critical period" to guarantee a transitional phase that reflects the ...

Syria has issued a constitutional declaration that guarantees women's rights and freedom of expression during a five-year transitional period. It also keeps a central role for Islamic law ...

The declaration, signed by interim president Ahmed al-Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law ... year transitional period, after which ...

The 23-member Cabinet, which is religiously and ethnically mixed, is the first in the country’s five-year transitional period and replaces ... marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan ...

with violence sweeping the west coast homeland of deposed President Bashar al-Assad's minority Alawite Muslim sect and the nation's largely Sunni Islamist-led interim government striking a surprise ...