Bashar al-Assad was the 19th president of Syria, entering office in 2000 succeeding his father Hafez al-Assad as the country's leader and as head of the Ba'ath Party. He was ousted in December 2024 by ...

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new ...

A Kurdish force that helped defeat the Islamic State is collapsing as the Trump administration turns to back the new Syrian ...

Known for role in brutal suppression in the 1980s, the former Defence Brigades head has died after a brief illness ...

RAQQA, Syria -- Syria's ministry of interior said Tuesday that 120 Islamic State members escaped from a prison in northeast ...

The move brings to a close more than two decades of American military presence in the western part of the country.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Israeli army soldier holds a portrait of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by a vehicle near the Druze village of Majdal ...

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa unveiled on Monday new banknotes replacing those showing ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad and his family, hoping the Syrian pound can regain some of the value lost to over a ...

Thousands of documents and interviews with Assad-era officials reveal how the regime worked to conceal evidence of its atrocities during the Syrian civil war. Pictures of missing Syrians pasted on a ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Central Bank Governor Abdul Qader Hosriya during a ceremony launching the new Syrian currency in Damascus, 29 December 2025 This town hit -55.7 C — Canada's ...

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The following is a roundup of lists by county of homes sold in New Jersey from Dec. 15 to 21. NJ.com publishes weekly reports on recent home sales in New Jersey, including the most expensive homes ...