At least in the capital, Damascus, the Christian holiday festivities were protected and joyfully observed. Religious ...

Israel launched airstrikes on Syria amid a spreading wave of sectarian violence in areas dominated by the Druse minority.

Syria is on the brink of erupting into chaos, after Israel bombed pro-government forces following a series of Islamist ...

Israel struck Syria on Wednesday in what it called a "warning" against attacks on the Druze minority, in a military ...

F or miles around, as far as the eye can see, the eastern suburbs of Damascus are a sea of undulating rubble and skeletal ...

Shaken by violence against minorities, the new Syrian government is struggling to stabilize the situation. Israel has ...

While seeking to present a more moderate image to the world, Syria's new authorities must also contend with pressures from ...

Members of Syria's Druze community ... The previous night, eight Druze fighters and nine gunmen linked to the authorities were killed in Jaramana, a mainly Druze and Christian suburb southeast of the ...

Syria said Israel launched new strikes near Damascus on Wednesday, after sectarian clashes left nearly 40 dead in two days and Israel warned against attacks targeting the Druze minority.

Members of Syria's Druze community ... The previous night, eight Druze fighters and nine gunmen linked to the authorities were killed in Jaramana, a mainly Druze and Christian suburb southeast of the ...