The brother and uncle of Syrian tyrants, he commanded a unit that killed up to 40,000 civilians in a 1982 uprising against ...

A former army officer who helped Hafez al-Assad seize power in a 1970 coup and establish his iron rule, Rifaat continued to ...

Peace may soon envelop Lebanon, but a relapse is not off the table. Although there are positive signs suggesting a possible ...

The fatal confrontation came two days after a mosque bombing that killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, according to local authorities and the AP. The bombing took place in a Homs ...

At least four people were killed, and dozens were injured in clashes Sunday between Alawites and protesters in western Syria, the Associated Press reported, days after a mosque bombing in Homs killed ...

A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said.Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News ...