An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ousted leader Bashar Assad escalated into clashes that a war monitor estimates have killed more than 1,000 people over four days.

The number of people killed in clashes in Syria between government security forces and supporters of ousted former President ...

More than 1,000 people, including women and children, have been killed in Syria as its new Islamist rulers clash with ...

From a Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city that it bled dry.

At least 16 government security personnel were killed in a coastal region that was long a stronghold of the toppled Syrian ...

Under Mr Assad Syria sank from middle-income status to abject poverty. Women saw branches off trees for heating. Children ...

Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From ...

Syrian soccer player Abdel Basset al-Sarout became the poster child for the Syrian revolution with his iconic protest anthems. In death, he has become its saint. But he didn't do it alone.

The former deposed dictator will continue to enjoy luxury in one of the 22 apartments they bought in one of the richest ...

Syria's foreign minister vowed on Wednesday to swiftly rid the country of chemical weapons remaining after the downfall of ...

According to various media reports, the deposed ex-dictator fled last Saturday without telling anyone, with false leads.