DAMASCUS, Syria — Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday, Russian media reported, hours after a stunning rebel advance took over the capital of Damascus and ended the ...

Sectarian violence in recent weeks in Syria's Sweida region has left more than 1,000 people dead. Druze in the ...

The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years.

Mr. Trump met with President Ahmad al-Sharaa the next day and called the new Syrian ruler a “young, attractive guy, tough guy.” Mr. Sharaa, earlier known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, had been imprisoned ...

Ahmad al-Sharaa's journey from al-Qaida fighter to Syria's new leader symbolizes a remarkable transformation. His past as a jihadi contrasts with his evolving political role, including a significant ...

When the leader of Syria shook hands with U.S. President Donald Trump, it was a striking moment for a man who was an al-Qaida fighter in Iraq and was detained by the American military. Ahmad al ...

FILE - Syria's de facto leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, walks in the presidential palace ahead of a meeting in Damascus, Dec. 28, 2024. FILE - This undated photo released by a militant group in 2016, shows ...