Aleppo, SANA- Aleppo province is located in northern Syria and is ... that lived in the city and ruled it until today, from prehistoric times to Islamic rule. In 1986, Ancient Aleppo was ...

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Aleppo’s old city, designated a Unesco World Heritage ... stood guard outside the ancient ramparts, which Syria’s army turned into a stronghold during the war. Most of the damage in the ...

While Syrian rebels have been engaged in a civil war since 2011 in attempting to topple Assad, they were not able to gain full control of Damascus and the key strategic city of Aleppo — until a ...

Strategically located on the route between the cities of Aleppo and Damascus, Maarat al-Numan became a touchpoint in the Syrian civil war. Assad's forces seized the area back from rebel control in ...

PALMYRA, Syria — Experts are returning to Syria ... Once-thriving landmarks including the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain scarred by ...

By Raja Abdulrahim Reporting from Aleppo, Syria Three days of clashes between fighters affiliated with Syria’s new leaders and those loyal to the ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad have left scores ...