The last month has marked a dramatic turn in the history of Syria, a nation racked by years of civil war that only ended in ...

Sunni majority Syria was carved out of Ottoman Turkey in 1945, but since 1970, the Assad clan from an Alawite minority has ...

Revisit FRONTLINE’s documentaries on the Syrian war's devastating human toll, the journeys of those displaced, the foreign interventions and the long shadow of the conflict. Syrian citizens try to ...

Political scientist Neep (Occupying Syria Under the French Mandate) offers a nuanced history of Syria since the 1800s. Then as now, the region comprised a diverse mix of ethnic and religious groups; ...

The town of Maaloula is one of the most scenic villages in Syria, it is also famous for its importance in the history of Syrian Christianity and as the only place in the world (together with 3 nearby ...

Syria's security forces pose for a picture on a roundabout in the predominantly Druze city of Sweida on July 15, 2025, following clashes between Bedouin communities and Druze fighters. Syrian ...

Syrian Christians did not march in the streets this Easter. There were no parades, no processions, no children carrying palms through ancient neighborhoods where the faith lived for 2,000 years.

After decades of denying Kurdish language and identity, Syria’s new leadership formally acknowledged the country’s Kurdish population earlier this year. But for many Kurds, the recognition remains ...