Israel's attacks on Syrian ground serve two purposes, observers say. Its alleged protection of minorities helps its own security interests and efforts to forge ties with regional allies.

Lebanon says three others killed in separate attack allegedly targeting Hezbollah operatives moving weapons; heavy Israeli strikes also reported in Syrian coastal city of Latakia ...

DAMASCUS (Reuters) -Close to midnight on March 6, as a wave of sectarian killings began in western Syria, masked men stormed ...

Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes on the city and seaport of Latakia, northwestern Syria, in the early hours ...

Syria's interim President faces Western scrutiny over handling of jihadist fighters, sectarian violence, and democratic reforms.

German authorities say the German and Austrian interior ministers have broken off a planned trip to Syria because of a ...

The euphoria of Syria's new dawn has turned to violence. Alleged massacres of minority Alawites have sent a fresh wave of refugees into neighboring Lebanon.

Three months following the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top UN envoy for the country said. Geir Pedersen told the UN Security Council that Syria can return to ...

Even after signing the 1974 armistice agreement, Syria aligned itself with Iran and Hezbollah, continuing its aggression ...

Assad-era Mufti Ahmed Hasson was allegedly arrested by the new regime in Damascus after a video of him at the airport circulated on social media, Syrian media reported Wednesday night. During his time ...