Map shows which countries have paused Syrian refugee decisions after Assad's fall. Story by Craig Munro • 4mo. C ountries across Europe have reacted to the news of Bashar al-Assad’s fall from ...

Even if it does not, the incident seems a grim turning-point in Syria’s transition. It has reinforced fears that the state is ...

As bloody crises often ravage our countries, we find ourselves confronted with a bitter truth: our homelands are deeply wounded and lie atop wells of fear. People often tend to paint a rosy picture of ...

Map of Syria showing areas controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels, Kurds and Syrian Democratic Forces, the Syrian government and the National Army.1 Note: HTS (Hayat Tahrir al-Sham).

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing dictators.

Syria has been at war since Assad cracked down on democracy protests in 2011. ... "The terrorist escalation reflects the far-reaching goals of dividing the region and fragmenting the countries in it ...

Violence in Syria's Druze province has triggered Israeli military action, complicating relations with Turkey and creating a ...

Key to determining the future of Syria will be the actions of other countries who seek to engage HTS and its affiliates. My research suggests that, at times, they will implement changes as a ...

Syria and Iraq: Different Countries, Same War. Resistance may be formidable, but ISIS’s recent victories on the battlefield make a change of policy a pressing necessity.

Superimposed over a map of Syria are photos of, top left, the author's sitaw (grandmother) Lily on the right, with her brother Sam and his wife and her younger sister in Lily's Brooklyn apartment ...