U.N. peacekeepers' "freedom of movement is severely constrained in the current context," a U.N. official told Newsweek.

Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...

The Assad regime suddenly and dramatically fell Sunday after 13 years of brutal war. Here's a brief background.

In most capitals across the Middle East, the news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s fall sparked immense anxiety. Ankara ...

The focus for the U.S.. after Assad's ouster, is on the historic moment for Syria. Left unsaid: the turmoil is potentially ...

The U.S. and its partners want to ensure the Islamic State can’t fill the leadership void following President Bashar Assad’s ...

The unexpectedly swift collapse of the Assad regime has left a vacuum in Syria. The powerful militaries arrayed around its ...

The president-elect claimed Russia is in a "weakened state" due to the Ukraine conflict and urged Putin to negotiate.

Iranian cartoonist and activist Atena Farghadani, jailed in Iran's infamous Evin prison to serve a six-year sentence over her ...

Syria's brutal civil war rekindled suddenly after 13 years, with rebels staging a shock offensive that forced long-time ...

After 14 years of war, Syria is seeking stability. The country's caretaker prime minister, appointed by the fighters who ...