Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats had been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous. Members of the Syrian security forces stop vehicles at a checkpoint ...

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 ...

Syria's new caretaker government announced the end of a days-long military operation against fighters loyal to overthrown president Bashar al-Assad on Monday, marking the worst fighting since the ...

Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Clashes ...

More than 70 people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes between Syrian security forces and fighters linked to the toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, according to a war monitor. Syria's new ...

Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, ...

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

A Syrian military operation against loyalists of ousted former President Bashar al-Assad has been completed, the defense ministry said on Monday. Clashes between al-Assad loyalists and the country ...

Thousands of Syrians have poured into the streets and public squares to mark 14 years since the country’s civil war began, ...

Syria’s interim government has sent reinforcements to coastal cities in the country’s northwest where security forces have been engaged in heavy battles with fighters loyal to former ruler ...

Much of its focus will be on transitional justice, aiming to ensure that crimes committed under the previous al-Assad government are prosecuted. Under the temporary constitution, executive power ...

Syrian security forces thwarted an attack by loyalists of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime in the coastal province of Latakia, local media said on Thursday. The state news agency, citing a ...