The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long ...

Youstina Khoury, a Christian nun kidnapped by an earlier iteration of the group now running Syria, has forgiven the former rebels and their leader, the new president of her country. Ahmad Al Shara has ...

The leader of the former rebel group that toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad has been named the country’s interim ...

The new Syrian government also said that the armed groups which ousted the regime in December have been dissolved.

The new leadership of the country said the rebel coalition leader, Ahmed al-Shara, would serve as president during a ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched ...

The Syrian rebel group that ousted Bashar al-Assad last month dissolved parliament, dismantled the country’s armed apparatus ...

Now, foreign countries are trying to steer Syria’s new de facto leaders toward an inclusive government free of sectarian ...

Former rebels now controlling Syria name an interim president and throw out the constitution adopted under Assad, saying a ...

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are ...

The former rebel commander also declared himself president after weeks of de facto rule.

As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from ...