"To be honest, the Alawites clearly ask for international protection," a former Syrian diplomat told Newsweek.

Reports suggest that negotiations over Assad’s fate are closely tied to the broader normalization of relations between Damascus and Moscow.

Sectarian-driven killings of civilians this month displayed the government’s weak control over both its own forces and ...

"The American role was a positive role and in the interest of Syria and the Syrians," an SDF political wing adviser told ...

Syria's Worst Violence in Months Reopens Wounds of the Civil War An ambush on a Syrian security patrol by gunmen loyal to ...

The European Union and its partners have pledged 5.8 billion euros ($6.3 billion) for Syria and its neighbours, said the EU's ...