Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and a provincial capital under the Mamluk Sultanate. The modern Syrian state was established in the mid-20th century after centuries of Ottoman rule, as …

3 days ago · The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that, by November 2017, more than 5.3 million Syrian refugees had left the country as a result of the Syrian Civil War.

Mar 17, 2026 · The Israeli military struck infrastructure sites belonging to the Syrian ‌government overnight in response to attacks against Druze civilians in Sweida, the Israeli military said on Friday.

Feb 18, 2026 · What began as protests against President Assad’s regime in 2011 quickly escalated into a full-scale war between the Syrian government—backed by Russia and Iran—and anti-government …

4 days ago · Thousands of Syrian refugees flee Lebanon after Israeli strikes Thousands of Syrian refugees are fleeing Israeli strikes across Lebanon and trying to return to Syria.

1 day ago · More than 125,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria this month, fleeing escalating violence and returning to a country that's still struggling to rebuild after more than a …

Jan 7, 2025 · 2011 - Outbreak of the Syrian civil war. Inspired by the "Arab Spring" uprisings, confrontation between the government and opposition soon develops into a multi-sided fight …

Mar 13, 2026 · Revisit FRONTLINE’s documentaries on the Syrian war's devastating human toll, the journeys of refugees, the foreign interventions and the long shadow of the conflict.

Feb 17, 2026 · Chaos in Syria: Where are German 'Islamic State' members? Germans who joined the IS group were in Syrian jails until fighting caused chaos there. Now nobody knows where they are.

Deal is signed in Beirut to transfer 300 Syrian prisoners in Lebanon to their home country February 6