Since al-Assad’s overthrow, Syria has seen several instances of sectarian violence. In March, violence broke out in coastal cities, including Latakia, Banias, Tartous and Jableh, and government-allied groups were accused of carrying out summary executions, mostly of Alawite civilians.

It has been a year since Syria commemorated the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s government, a major milestone after 14 years and a new era following years of civil war and dictatorial governance. The people of Syria engaged in several events across Syria ...

Turkey’s push for a centralised, Ankara-friendly Syria stands in direct opposition to Israel’s preference for a weak and fragmented state

The clashes underscore the fragility of Syria’s transition after the end of the civil war. Assad, himself an Alawite, was ousted in a swift rebel offensive in December 2024, ending nearly 14 years of conflict and four decades of family rule. After he escaped to Moscow, a transitional government under President Ahmad Al Shara took over.

After 13 years of war and more than 100,000 disappearances, Syria’s new authorities face the harrowing task of exhuming bodies from dozens of mass graves.

Syrian government officials have held talks with the commander of the main Kurdish-led force over plans to merge it with the national army

Nearly a year after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, Syrians are still piecing together what they lost during the war. That includes finding answers about children who were taken by the state. According to a new investigation from The Observer ...

When Germany opened its doors to refugees escaping war in the Middle East, more people arrived from Syria than any other country – finding homes, getting jobs, starting families. A question mark now hangs over their future, after Germany’s government ...