Russia maintains two key military bases in Syria, including an air base in Hmeimim and a naval base in Tartous.
"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.
Hundreds of people were killed and residents of Syria’s coastal governorates are scared to leave home. The government of Syria says it has ended an operation in the coastal governorates of Latakia and ...
The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the ...
Armed men loyal to the Syrian government carried out field executions and spoke of purifying the country, according to ...
The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says 162 civilians were "executed" in a coastal region linked to ousted ...
An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor ...