Syrian crisis

A surge in violence Saturday left 12 civilians dead in Syria’s last major opposition bastion as aid groups warned of…

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish forces approached a key Kurdish-held town in northern Syria on Sunday, setting off clashes that…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish doctor Farid Mustafa was one of the last to flee Ras al-Ain as Turkish bombs rained…

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Syrian government and opposition should move forward on large-scale prisoner exchanges to build confidence ahead…

ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that a planned “safe zone” in northern Syria could host…

BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…

ARWAD, Syria (Reuters) – In the years before Syria’s war the boatmakers of Arwad used to sell their wooden vessels…

Bit by bit, Aleppo’s centuries-old bazaar is being rebuilt as Syrians try to restore one of their historical crown jewels,…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A ceasefire in northwest Syria reduced violence in the rebel bastion, a monitor said, with no air…

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian football goalkeeper who became an icon of the rebellion against President Bashar Assad has died…