But how did it reach this point ... government crackdown and mass uprisings. The start of the civil war (2012-2013) saw the rise of the Free Syrian Army, but jihadist factions like Al-Nusra ...

March 27, 2012 – The Syrian government accepts Annan’s plan to end violence. The proposal seeks to stop the violence, give access to humanitarian agencies, release detainees and start a ...

On Dec. 8, after nearly 54 years in power and 13 years of war, the Syrian civil war came to an end ... Ismail was born in the U.S. and did not visit Syria until last summer. Ismail said he felt a ...

Released on the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese Civil War and the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, this heartfelt ...

Syrian opposition fighters passed a damaged government vehicle south of Hama, Syria, on Saturday. (Ghaith Alsayed/AP) As disparate rebel forces moved through Syria, they met with little resistance ...

even though most did not benefit from the former regime. Alawites follow a synchretic religion that is an offshoot of Shia Islam. Iran joined the Syrian civil war on the side of Assad’s ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...