A possible ceasefire in the 14-month long war between Israel and Hamas is gaining momentum. There are signs that the two sides are closer to making a deal, but many sticking points remain.

Stories from men conscripted into the Syrian military help explain why it collapsed. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rima Korjieh, Lutheran World Relief project officer in Lebanon, about families returning to their homes after the ceasefire with Israel was announced.

NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.

AS Syrian rebels gained control of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. But the excitement about a new Syria comes with uncertainty about what the future holds.

Turkey - with, frankly, the help of Israel and the Israeli air force, Turkey is now stronger in Syria, and that has changed the dynamics on the ground a bit. FADEL: So then are you just describing a ...

Leila, over 100 were reported killed this weekend alone. And these strikes continue months after the U.S. and others said that Israel had already reached its military goals in Gaza. FADEL ...

Leila Fadel reports from Syria ... But this year, a lot changed. Israel decimated the top ranks of Iran's most important proxy, Hezbollah, forcing them to pull back from Syria and leaving Assad ...