Syria has been wracked by a new wave of deadly sectarian violence that has placed the spotlight on the Druze minority at the center of rising tensions with Israel. Dozens of people were killed this week after clashes between government loyalists and Druze militias in the southern city of Suwayda,

Powerful airstrikes shook Damascus on Wednesday, targeting the defence ministry as Israel vowed to destroy Syrian government forces attacking Druze communities in southern Syria and demanded they wit...

In the short term, it is likely to weaken Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former Sunni jihadist and Syria’s interim president, as well as make it harder for Syria and Israel to reconcile, as America has been push...

In a televised speech, interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa promised to protect the rights and freedom of Syria's Druze community — and avoid an “open war” with Israel.

A reporter and camera operator in Damascus ran for cover on Wednesday after Israeli airstrikes hit the Syrian Defense Ministry in the heart of nation’s capital as the pair were beginning a live trans...

Mr. al-Shara condemned Israel for the “wide-scale targeting of civilian and government facilities” after it intervened following clashes between Syrian government forces, local Bedouin groups and mili...