The rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad are largely made up of Sunnis, and some of the groups are backed by Turkey. The main one, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, is a Sunni Islamist ...

Foreign Sec David Lammy meets Syria's Ahmed Al-Sharaa as he arrives in Damascus. The Foreign Secretary became the first UK minister to visit Syria since 2011.

A Syrian man reacts inside Mar Elias church where a suicide bomber detonated himself in Dweil'a in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Sunday June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — The sleeper cell behind a deadly church bombing near Damascus belonged to the Islamic State group, which had plans to target a Shiite shrine in a similar attack, Syria 's ...

Thomas Barrack raised the American flag over the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus, amid broader efforts by the Trump administration to improve ties. By Erika Solomon Reporting from ...