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

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

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

Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their ...

Sham, which toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, governed Syria's Idlib province with a mix of repression and pragmatism.

Will he walk the walk and not just talk the talk? And if he doesn’t win in the elections, will he peacefully stand aside for ...

How the rebels governed Idlib offers insight into how they might rule Syria. Experts and residents of Idlib describe their ...

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

The critical question ahead is whether the incoming Trump administration can decipher the genuine intentions and motivations ...

Syria's new rulers have appointed Murhaf Abu Qasra, a leading figure in the insurgency which toppled Bashar al-Assad, as ...

Last week, while touring Damascus, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Jolani) was ...