Syrian

‘Is this just a long, beautiful dream?’: Syrian filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab on her country’s future

After 14 years of war, Syria has entered a new and uncertain chapter. The country is devastated – 90 per…

1 year ago

Syrian Alawite families flee to Lebanon after violence

At least 6,000 Syrians are believed to have crossed into neighbouring Lebanon in the last few days to escape violence…

1 year ago

Syrian security forces accused of killing hundreds of civilians

Syrian security forces are alleged to have killed hundreds of civilians belonging to the Alawite minority group in continuing violence…

1 year ago

Syrian government still faces insurgent threat from Assad loyalists

Hugh BachegaBBC Middle East correspondentReporting fromBeirut, LebanonGetty ImagesIn January, days after the first-month anniversary of the fall of the Assad…

1 year ago

Syrian forces and Assad loyalists in deadly clashes in Latakia

Syrian forces loyal to the new government in Damascus have engaged in heavy fighting with remnants of the ousted Assad…

1 year ago

Syrian refugees killed in Swedish gunman’s attack on school

Anna Bergqvist, the head of the police investigation, told the BBC that police could confirm only that people of multiple…

2 years ago

BBC goes inside Syrian prison holding IS detainees

The fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime has not freed all of Syria's prisoners.Al-Sina prison holds more than 5,000 detainees in…

2 years ago

Watch: BBC speaks to Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syria's de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, said his country is exhausted by war and is not a threat to its…

2 years ago

Russia moving equipment at Syrian bases, satellite images show

BBC Verify tracked one large Russian Antonov An-124 from Tuesday on plane tracking website Flightradar24. Its publicly available tracker showed…

2 years ago

UK in ‘diplomatic contact’ with Syrian rebels, says Lammy

Speaking on Sunday, Lammy said: "We want to see a representative government, an inclusive government. We want to see chemical…

2 years ago