There are Turkish-backed rebels and Sunni Muslim jihadists in the north, Kurds ruling over much of Syria’s east, and ...

The collapse of the Assad regime has fragmented Syria's territory, with several armed groups now jostling for control and ...

The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.

CNN mapped how rebel groups captured several key cities, cutting off pro-regime forces and successfully toppling Assad’s ...

The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups and foreign powers into the spotlight as they vie for control and influence. There are Turkish-backed rebels ...

Map: Where is Syria and how are its neighbours involved? Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north ...

Bashar Assad instead became a doctor in the 1980s and was studying in London to be an ophthalmologist in the early 1990s. But ...

Data as of Dec. 3, 2024. On Nov. 26, Syrian rebels launched a surprise offensive, attacking from areas to the north and northwest of Aleppo. They swept into the city on Nov. 29-30, forcing out ...