Democracy and peace are not guaranteed when a dictator falls — sometimes, a country’s fate turns uglier and messier.

An eruption of violence in Syria over the weekend has led to global calls for peace as the nation sees its deadliest weekend since the fall of the Assad regime in December.March 9, 2025 ...

Clashes between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 311 people in Syria since Thursday, according to a monitoring group that ...

(CNN) — A Syrian military operation against remnants of the former Assad regime has now ended, having sparked some of the worst violence seen in the country in years. Hundreds of people have ...

Syrian forces head to Latakia after heavy clashes were reported Security forces of Syria's new rulers have engaged in heavy fighting with fighters loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in a ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has spoken to Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa, the first such top-level contact since the fall of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Rebels led ...

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa has told worshippers in a mosque in Damascus that the violence gripping parts of the country was a “challenge”, but that “national unity and ...

Syria's New President Meets Chinese Envoy for First Time Since Assad's Fall DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Syria's new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China's ambassador to Damascus in the first public ...

Fierce clashes over the past two days between security forces under Syria’s new Islamist government and gunmen belonging to the country’s Alawite religious minority killed scores of people ...