"Trust must exist first and foremost," Syrian Democratic Council representative to the U.S. Sinam Mohamad told Newsweek.

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

(Hasan Belal for NPR) DAMASCUS, Syria — Every morning for 28 ... NPR's Lauren Frayer found these issues at play in a Damascus ...

Once again, images of horrifying violence are pouring out of Syria: dead bodies piled up in a hospital corridor. Gunmen ...

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday rescinding most U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria since the 1970s, a major step toward offering the war-torn country a path to normalization with the ...

A U.S. envoy has urged Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa to recalibrate his policies and embrace a more inclusive approach ...

The stunning victory of the Syrian rebels opens up new possibilities for a more peaceful Middle East – or it can set the stage for even more intense violence, death, and destruction.

Beyond delaying much-needed closure and reparations for survivors and victims’ families, a lack of accountability could ...

The U.S. should not yet trust Syria’s new regime. Syrians celebrating in Latakia on Wednesday after the fall of the Assad regime. (Aaref Watad / AFP / Getty Images) By Matthew Levitt.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar al-Assad, according to a document seen ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his firefighter's uniform. It's a job he loves, but a uniform he now hates. The uniform marks him as a ...