A monitoring group says 973 civilians have been killed in revenge attacks against the Alawite sect since Thursday.

The reported fighting in the capital, Damascus, and the second city of Aleppo were the first such clashes there since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Defence Ministry spokesman says security threats have been neutralised in al-Assad strongholds of Latakia and Tartous.

Syria’s interim government has announced the end of a days-long military operation against insurgents loyal to ousted ...

Over 1,300 people have been killed in fierce clashes between government forces and gunmen loyal to the Assad regime, ...

The violence broke out when gunmen loyal to ousted president Bashar al-Assad ambushed a Syrian security patrol near the port ...

Public institutions are now able ‘to resume operations and provide essential services,’ defense ministry spokesperson says - ...

Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since ...

The announcement comes as the fighting between pro-Assad militias and members of the security forces killed more than 1,000 ...

The days-long conflict has been among Syria's deadliest in a decade. Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed, including women and children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

DAMASCUS: Syria's Defence Ministry has announced the conclusion of its military operation against loyalists of former ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said 1,130 people were killed in clashes, including 830 ...