The stunning fall of dictator Bashar al-Assad in Syria thrusts several rebel groups ... Distinct ethnic and religious groups have called for self-determination for more than a century since ...

Israeli forces have pushed into Syria south of the capital Damascus and said they will remain there indefinitely.

Having severed ties with al-Qaida several years ago, al-Jolani has promised representative government and religious tolerance in Syria. Moscow announced on Sunday that Assad and his family had ...