AFP photographer Sameer al-Doumy never dreamed he would be able to return to the hometown in Syria that he escaped through a ...

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and ...

The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century ...

But there were complaints of what was seen as heavy-handed rule by the authorities. When we visited earlier this week, ...

After more than a decade as a refugee in Turkey, Ahmed al-Kassem decided to bring his family back home to Syria only days ...

The Islamists who now lead Syria have ruled the city of Idlib for years. Residents say they imposed some strict laws, but ...

Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane to Moscow. His flight marked the end of the Syrian Ba’ath Party and the end of over half a ...

The Islamist rebels who ousted Syria’s dictator ran a pragmatic and disciplined administration in the territory they ...

In the days since al-Assad fell on 8 December, following a rapid advance from Idlib to Damascus by rebels led by Hayat Tahrir ...

Ghaith Raed Talata stands inside his damaged house in the Maarat al-Numan District near Idlib, northern Syria, 12 December 2024. EFE-EPA/BILAL AL HAMMOUD “On December 1, military planes from the ...

Sharaa, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), has said that the state will hold all weapons in Syria. Immediately, this ...

The road to Idlib, a remote corner in north-west Syria ... of rubble were a reminder of the not-so-distant war, repaired houses, recently opened shops and well-maintained roads were testament ...