Two days of fighting along the Mediterranean coast were among the bloodiest battles since rebels ousted the dictator Bashar al-Assad. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Clashes ...

In the biggest challenge yet to the new authority in Syria since coming to power in December, Assad loyalists launched a deadly and well-planned attack on government forces on Thursday in the ...

In January, days after the first-month anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime in a lightning ... weapons and ties to the old government. "Our eyes are on everyone, but we don't want to ...

Clashes between Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in the dictator's former heartlands show the risks ahead, writes Middle ...

Restoring security has been one of the most complex tasks for Syria's new authorities, installed after Islamist-led forces ousted Assad in a lightning offensive in December. They are now facing ...

Ongoing clashes between the two sides have marked the worst violence since Assad’s government was toppled in early December by insurgent groups led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.

Security forces and allies have killed over 300 Alawite civilians amidst clashes with pro-Assad militants, reports the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The recent violence has led to a total ...

Gunmen loyal to deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 15 security personnel in ambushes in the coastal province of Latakia, a security source told Al Jazeera. The attacks took ...

(AP) The attacks by Assad loyalists mark the first major security challenge to face the interim government led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, with the exception of ongoing fighting between ...

The clashes broke out Thursday in the Latakia and Tartous regions on the Mediterranean coast, areas where support among Syrian Alawites for Assad was strong and which has seen outbreaks of ...

AFP BEIRUT: Gunmen loyal to ousted Syrian president Bashar Al Assad killed seven members of the country’s new security forces and wounded 11 on Thursday, a war monitor said. “Seven members of ...

LATAKIA, Syria -- Clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country’s coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and an area outside ...