The defense ministers of Syria and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire on Monday, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reported, after cross-border attacks left 10 dead and more than 50 wounded.

As part of an effort to deepen its influence in southern Syria, Israel has been seeking stronger ties with the Druse religious minority that holds sway there. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified on Monday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

By Ben Hubbard Syria’s new president has spoken often about the urgency of merging the many armed groups that fought to topple the strongman Bashar al-Assad into a unified national army.

Israel's military said on Monday it was striking military sites in southern Syria, as Syrian state media reported two killed in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Daraa. "The IDF ...

EU conference aims to gather aid pledges for Syria's recovery Pledges expected to be lower due to US aid cuts, says Lahbib Syria competes with other conflicts for aid, Pederson says BRUSSELS ...

The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, U.S. Central ...

Victims and survivors of revenge attacks in Syria have told Sky News how families are being "slaughtered" amid a new wave of violence. After three months of relative peace, there have been attacks ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Fighting erupted along the border between Lebanon and Syria overnight into Monday, Syrian state media reported, after three Syrian soldiers were killed in earlier clashes.

The clashes follow a night of shelling from Syria into Lebanon after the death of three Syrian soldiers in the country Men pass on motorbikes as Syrian troops tow military vehicles towards the ...

Fighting along the Syrian-Lebanese border intensified yesterday as deadly clashes erupted between the Syrian military and Hezbollah-aligned forces. The escalation follows accusations from Syria ...

Before Syria's civil war began, about 68% of Syrians were Sunni Muslim Arabs. A further 9% to 13% are members of the Alawite ethnoreligious group and somewhere between 8% and 10% are of Kurdish ...