Syrian civil war

KOBLENZ, Germany—A German court sentenced a former member of President Bashar al-Assad's security services to 4-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for facilitating the torture of civilians, the first such ...

The conflict in Syria is at risk of escalating from a civil war into a war between nations. ...

The Syrian government's biggest international backers and opponents plunged into negotiations Friday over a long-sought compromise to help ...

An independent United Nations panel has identified individuals suspected of carrying out war crimes in Syria and suggested ...

The United Nations reported Wednesday that the death toll in Syria is nearing 70,000, nearly two years after ...

As the civil war in Syria drags on, President Bashar al-Assad is fearful of being assassinated and has ...

Richard Engel, Chief Foreign Correspondent for NBC News, and his two-man crew narrowly escaped from five days of ...

The Iranian Army chief issued a warning on Saturday that if the United States keeps supporting Turkey during ...

The German Cabinet on Thursday approved sending Patriot missile batteries to Turkey’s southern border to prevent violence from ...

U.S. involvement in Syria has been limited. Rebels could win a quick victory with the right weapons, but ...

A high-level official with Syria’s Foreign Ministry has defected, according to reports on Monday, which have suggested that ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad scorned foreign intervention in the nation's civil war. Consequences would be "more than the ...

Disparate Syrian opposition forces began a five-day meeting in Qatar Sunday. The United States calls for a power ...

The joint United Nations-Arab League envoy called on the Syrian regime and rebels to carry out a ceasefire ...

Syria’s military has stepped up its use of the widely banned cluster bombs during battles against rebel forces, ...

Syrian rebel forces on Friday captured nearly 260 government soldiers in the restive northern part of the country ...

Rebel fighters said they detonated bombs in central Damascus at an army headquarters on Sunday, suggesting they are ...

Opposition groups accused the Syrian government of carrying out a massacre near the capital of Damascus, where said ...

Syrian rebels claimed responsibility for a series of deadly blasts that hit central Damascus near a hotel being ...

Several senior Syrian officials, including President Bashar Assad’s brother-in-law, were killed in a bomb attack targeting the National ...

Syrian rebel forces clashed with the army in central Damascus for a fourth consecutive day.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Sunday that Syria is now officially in a ...

Syria’s opposition groups have called for further sanctions against Damascus following what may have been the worst massacre ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accused Turkey of interfering in the 16-month-long conflict, providing logistical aid to “terrorists” and ...

United Nations observers have entered the war-torn town of Haffa, describing the area as largely deserted and reeking ...

Syrian security forces reportedly killed two people in the eastern part of the country on Tuesday as they ...

United Nations military observers were forced to stay in the northern Syrian town of Khan Cheikhoun after their ...