In Syria, the fighting is over, but a resource-rich region is left in limbo
Zour, which remains divided between Syria's new government and a Kurdish-backed militia, is a hostage to competing ambitions.
AP PHOTOS: Syrians returning to the town of Tel Rifaat find homes in ruins and underground tunnels
The long anticipated return home for residents of the Syrian town of Tel Rifaat, displaced since 2014, has collided with a ...
A tour through northeastern Syria in a moment of uncertainty
The sudden collapse of the Syrian government and President Bashar Assad’s flight to Russia in December marked a dramatic ...
Kurds in the new Syria want to preserve the cultural rights they gained in years of war
Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described ...
Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
WUNC7d
Syria's new leader denounces Iran, calling its proxies a regional threat
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria's interim president said Iranian militias that previously operated in the country were not only ...
Foreign Affairs11d
The Right Way to Engage With Syria’s New Rulers
Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...