The Syrian revolution started off as a bottom-up, ... The first thing ppl did once the regime collapsed was liberate the prisons. Carcerality was widely understood as a core component of the regime’s ...

Now, Syria's new coalition of leaders is trying to prove to Syria's estimated 23 million citizens that it can provide services, like collect the trash and fix the electricity. "We only generate ...

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's been weeks since rebels toppled the Assad regime in Syria and formed a new interim government. That government is already facing a serious challenge - bread lines, as NPR ...

President Donald Trump met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday, a day after lifting all sanctions on Syria, marking a major shift in policy. The last time a ...

Syrian armed opposition forces have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second largest city since government ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa rose from al Qaeda militant to Syrian leader. President Trump's decision to lift U.S. santions on Syria is a major boost for Sharaa. Syrian rebels overthrew dictator Bashar al ...

Foreign Policy. Trump's Syrian Outreach Turns an Enemy Into a Friend Hawks in Washington often make it sound hard to end conflicts with other countries, but the United States and Syria are fixing ...

Russia launched airstrikes in support of the Syrian army Monday in an effort to stanch a major rebel advance that surprised and overwhelmed the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad late last ...

Syrian security forces were deployed across a predominately Druse town on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital, early Sunday, two days after a gunfight between government officers and armed men ...

Syria's finance minister said on Sunday the government would hike salaries for many public sector employees by 400% next month after completing an administrative restructuring of ministries to ...