Fourteen years after Syria's civil war began, the nation's new Islamist government faces sectarian conflict on four fronts.

Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine ...

A Kurdish-led rebel coalition which dominates north-eastern Syria has signed a deal with the interim government in Damascus. The agreement, which means the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces ...

Shara, guarantees individual freedoms but gives Mr. al-Shara abundant power and keeps Islamic law as its legal foundation.

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip ...

Syria plunges into renewed violence after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, with over 1,000 deaths in two days due to sectarian ...

Syria’s interim president has signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years ...

More than 700 civilians of the Alawite religious minority have been killed, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human ...

With Bashar al-Assad's departure, the fate of Syria's Alawite community remains precarious. Once empowered by the regime, many Alawites now face reprisals from rebel factions and displaced Sunni ...