He toppled a dictator and traded fatigues for suits — Syria's new leader tries to reassure the U.S.
Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...
For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls ...
U.S. lifts bounty on Syria’s interim leader amid diplomatic outreach
Senior U.S. diplomats on Friday held their first formal talks in Damascus with the leader of the Islamist rebels who ...
Erdogan says Turkey expects allies to pull support from Kurds in post-Assad Syria
Turkey expects foreign countries will withdraw support for Kurdish fighters in Syria following the toppling of Bashar ...
Russia’s Abrupt Setback in Syria Creates Headaches for Putin
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of horror emerge inside Syria’s Saydnaya prison, dubbed ‘The Slaughterhouse’
Behind the coils of razor wire and concrete walls, glimpses of the horror emerge from the warren of dank, airless corridors ...
US concedes it has double the number of troops in Syria as Biden sends officials to Damascus
The Pentagon announced the US currently has “approximately 2,000” troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed ...
Germany says Kurdish militias in Syria must be disarmed
Kurdish militias in Syria must disarm and join Syria's new government security forces, German Foreign Minister Annalena ...
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The Path to a Better Syria
After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and ...
What will Syria’s future look like? The answer could lie in other Arab countries’ recent pasts
Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew.