Sally, 45, hesitated for several days before decorating her home in Damascus for Christmas. Hanging lights on a tree covered ...

Should we return to Syria or stay in Jordan? This is our discussion every evening” since Assad fell, Umm Hussam, 35, told ...

As evening falls, shopkeepers in Raqqa city hurry to close up before curfew. Before long, sirens blare out, signaling that ...

Syria’s is a crisis in transition, rather than one in retreat. Support original reporting on Syria by donating to Syria Direct, so our team of Syrian and international journalists can continue ...

ERBIL — Top Kurdish leaders met in northeastern Syria on December 23 in the hopes of forming a unified political delegation to negotiate with the transitional government in Damascus regarding the ...

PARIS — The Syrian transitional government’s Ministry of Interior continued a security operation pursuing “remnants of the former regime” in the coastal province of Tartous on Thursday, one day after ...

HOMS — For displaced Syrians in camps, cities and towns across northwestern Syria, the victory of the revolution with the fall of Bashar al-Assad on December 8 brought new hope: a chance, for the ...

Bassam al-Rahhal is a Syrian journalist in Homs who has produced humanitarian investigations and reports for local and international media outlets. Elation at the hope of returning home after Assad ...

While tens of thousands have fled Lebanon for Syria this week, many Syrians are taking their chances with Israeli bombing rather than face the risks of return.