A prison in Syria holds about 4,500 members of the Islamic State group who have been there for years without trial ...

Syria’s economy has been strangled by sanctions ... “I’d tell them that we wouldn’t let the kids come to any harm, but I know my face probably told another story.” After regime forces ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — More than 100 children were killed or wounded in Syria last month alone after setting off mines and other unexploded ordnance littering the country after nearly 14 years of ...

The stampede came about as a result of “severe congestion due to an event organized by civilians,” the statement said. An Associated Press photographer at the scene said the swell in the numbers of ...

By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria The newly appointed president of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, pledged in a speech on Thursday to create an inclusive transitional government that ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

The order has also wreaked havoc on another U.S. organization in Syria that was forced to briefly stop operations inside the camp, known as Al Hol, where the large concentration of ISIS members is ...

Abdul Kareem and his family originally came to the United States as refugees from Syria, dreaming of a better life and opportunity. "My dad took this opportunity (to) better our education and also ...

First visit by a Lebanese PM to Syria in 15 years Strengthening border at top of agenda Lebanese PM says issue of Syrian refugees 'urgent' Syria sees opportunity for 'positive relationship' Jan 11 ...