Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar ...

Interim leader accuses old regime loyalists and 'foreign backers' of trying to 'divide and destroy' the country ...

Assad’s downfall would be a chance to come together and heal the wounds of the victims’ families. It was not to be. The ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...

DOZENS of people have been killed after soldiers loyal to ousted tyrant Bashar al-Assad launched a surprise ambush on the army of Syria's new rulers. Ongoing clashes between the two sides have ...

Members of the Syrian security forces stop vehicles at a checkpoint, following deadly violence in the previous days between government forces and supporters of former leader Bashar al-Assad ...

Security forces in Syria have battled gunmen loyal to deposed President Bashar al-Assad in the country’s coastal region for a second day, with dozens of people reported killed in the deadliest ...

Deadly fighting has erupted in Syria’s coastal region, a longtime bastion of support for Bashar al-Assad, the ousted president.

hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in clashes between the security forces and supporters of former President Bashar al Assad. The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous ...