That understanding was based on comments from the U.S. special envoy and security talks with Israel, sources said.

Violence between government forces and armed factions of a religious minority in southern Syria this week has deepened ...

A Syrian military official said correspondence with the US had led Damascus to believe it could deploy forces to Sweida without Israel confronting them.

Armed tribes supported by Syria's Islamist-led government clashed with Druze fighters in the community's Sweida heartland on ...

Sectarian clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of local and international players. Here's a look at the main parties ...

"If Israel feels that a certain leader...is an evident threat to its national security, it will operate," a former Israeli ...

Clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of ...

In Syria, violence continued between rival factions even after a ceasefire deal. Government troops withdrew overnight from a ...