For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

In July last year, two years after Jamila’s son Mohammed was killed, gunmen came for Tariq, another of her four sons, and her ...

A halt in foreign aid may undermine American organizations’ support for forces that guard the two largest camps holding ...

Apart from palm saplings in tin cans and the olive shoots in the garden of his mud-brick dwelling, there is very little Hajj ...

Turkey’s deepening ties with Syria could shift regional power dynamics, impacting Israel, Iran, and NATO while strengthening ...

By Erika Solomon Ben Hubbard and Lara Jakes President Trump’s funding freeze has thrown into confusion the future of a Syrian desert camp holding thousands of Islamic State members and their ...

Syrian interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are discussing a joint defense pact that ...

In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative ...

The discussions in Ankara will include establishing Turkish airbases in central Syria and training for Syria's new army.