Assad’s fall, deadly sectarian clashes in southwestern Syria have exposed one of the biggest challenges to the country’s ...

A blood-soaked week illustrates the perils and challenges faced by the young government.

Turkey, which has long expressed readiness to assist Damascus, was working towards providing training and technical support ...

A trip to visit family in the war-torn region turned harrowing with a 'swift and dangerous' rescue by a Florida-based group ...

Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.

So, what’s behind this conflict - and what does it mean for the future of Syria? We speak to BBC Monitoring journalist Tess Mallinder Heron, to explain who the different groups involved in the ...

After more than a week of deadly sectarian clashes between armed Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters, a fragile ceasefire ...