Syrian socialist Ghayath Naisse explains the background to the fighting between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces.

(AP) One of two candidates challenging Bashar Assad in next month’s election has almost nothing but praise for the Syrian president, saying his handling of the country’s conflict has proven he is a ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sat for an interview with state television on Sunday in the face of Western calls for him to step down, mixing defiance with promises of reform as he's done in his ...

“Raise your head up high, you’re a free Syrian” goes the chorus of the Arabic song that has become the unofficial anthem of the new Syria. It’s everywhere in the capital Damascus – blasted out from ...

Syria defies Russia in bid to keep Assad in power even as the two allies prepare an offensive to retake Aleppo. Putin Backs Assad, Says Russian Warplanes Could Redeploy to Syria in Hours Russian ...

Assad is said to be living a life of reclusion in Moscow, but rumors say he is also doing business, while his brother plots a return. As Syria celebrates one year since the fall of the Assad regime, ...

Syrians marked the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad and his iron-fisted rule on Monday, as the fractured nation struggles to find stability and recover after years of war.

Thousands of Syrians gathered at the Umayyad Mosque to celebrate the end of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. WSJ’s Ben C. Solomon reports from Damascus as questions linger about what the future holds.