In 1982 an uprising in the city of Hama by the Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist group originating in Egypt, challenged Assad’s rule. Tens of thousands of people were killed by the government’s ...

Over the past four years, Syrian government forces and Russians have repeatedly bombed northwest regime-held areas, killing hundreds. The map below shows the territorial control of various groups ...

Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Monday branded an Islamist-led offensive that has captured swathes of territory an attempt to redraw the regional map in line with US interests. His comments ...

Syria's new interim government is widely supported. But observers remain cautious over details for the country's democratic future. Is the political program inclusive enough to put Syria's feet back ...

European Union foreign ministers have agreed to begin lifting sanctions on Syria, but insist that the measures should be ...