Current data on Syrian refugee camps in neighboring countries. Sept. 6, 2013— -- The United States is gearing up to launch a small-scale military strike on Syria in response to President Bashar ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with US interests. His comments in a ...

Latakia, Syria — A Syrian war monitor says gunmen loyal to the government have stormed three villages near Syria's coast, killing nearly 70 men. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights ...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said an Islamist-led offensive in his country's north was an attempt to "redraw" the map of the region, in remarks during a call with his Iranian counterpart Monday.

Syria, Jordan and the United States agreed Tuesday on a roadmap to restore security in a southern Syrian region that saw deadly sectarian clashes in July, including plans to guard main roads and ...

Sectarian clashes escalated in Syria’s predominantly Druze region of Sweida on Saturday, with machinegun fire and mortar shelling ringing out after days of bloodshed as the Islamist-led government ...

I was in Syria last week. In Damascus, in Homs and rural Hama, I was struck - and humbled - by the extraordinary resilience of people who have lived through experiences almost beyond contemplation; ...

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and Director of the International ...

Turkish businesses hope rapprochement between the Syrian government and Syria's Kurdish minority will open up new opportunities for trade. Despite recent breakthroughs, that might still take some time ...

LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — Clashes between Syrian security forces under the country's new, Islamist authorities and gunmen loyal to ousted President Bashar Assad in Syria's western coastal region have ...

Syrian government forces deploy in largely Druze city of Sweida Interim president Sharaa urges all sides to respect truce Gunfire and shelling reported in and around city of Sweida Israeli minister ...