Riyad Avlar spent 20 years languishing in Syria's jails, including a decade in the infamous Saydnaya prison, the scene of ...

"I feel like I'm in a dream and I don't want to wake up," says Amr Shayah who fled Syria following the civil war in 2011.

The jihadi rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad say they want to build a unified, inclusive country. For Syria’s ...

The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions Wednesday demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ...

Uganda’s Idi Amin shocked the world with atrocities, then fled with his wives to a quiet middle-class life. The Philippines’ ...

Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Follow for live updates.

Slender shoulders, a limp handshake and soft-spoken lisp. Those were the most vivid memories from my meeting with Bashar al ...

Syrian rebels have desecrated the tomb of ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad’s father, former Syrian President Hafez al Assad.

Assad’s government by armed opposition groups has created a momentous opportunity for Syria to break with decades of ...

Sharaa's Islamist group is stamping its authority on Syria's state with the same lightning speed that it seized the country, ...

The Syrian civil war grew out of pro-democracy protests and raged for 14 years. A humanitarian crisis brought Syrian refugees to Louisville, some of whom now wishing and hoping for clues to the ...

Many bodies have been found in Syrian detention centers and prisons since President Bashar al-Assad's government fell.