Syrian rebel forces announced on Sunday (Dec. 8) that Damascus was “free" and claimed that President Bashar al-Assad had left the capital, marking the historic end of the Assad family's 50-year rule, ...

Syrian rebel forces have reached Damascus as the capital city's defence forces collapsed and intense gunfire sounds were heard as reported by multiple residents of the city. This comes after the ...

The nearly quarter-century rule of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad came to a stunning end, when he fled the country by plane for an unknown destination as rebel troops stormed into the capital city of ...

Rebel fighters claimed they captured the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday as government forces loyal to the country's president, Bashar al-Assad, were routed in a matter of days. The rebels' ...

Anti-regime groups advancing in Syria's Homs Province, a gateway to Damascus, reach the city center in Homs, Syria, on Dec. 6, 2024. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane out of Damascus on ...

Rebel forces in Syria reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday, marking what the jihadist-backed groups called the “final phase” of their offensive against the government as protesters in the city ...

The Assad family’s decadeslong reign in Syria came to an abrupt end Sunday when rebel forces captured Damascus after a stunning lightning-strike rout across the country. Hassan Abdul-Ghani, senior ...

Rising to more than 1,150 meters northwest of Damascus, Mount Qassiun stands as one of the city’s most ancient and enduring ...

BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels fired grenades at tanks and troops while regime armor shelled Damascus neighborhoods Monday, sending terrified families fleeing the most sustained and widespread fighting in ...