As rebels make progress in their fight against Assad's government, Newsweek has mapped the regional approach to the conflict.

The Middle Eastern country had been ruled by outside powers and dictators for centuries before its revolution was realized.

Syria, with a population of about 22 million people, is located on the east coast of the Mediterranean sea. It borders Turkey to the north, Lebanon and Israel to the west and south west ...

Israel advances to protect its borders with Syria, and Trump calls Turkey a "key player in shaping the post-Assad political ...

The United States has forces in the northeast and east, backing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. Turkey has troops ... months of war with Israel in Lebanon. In the last week, fighters ...

Nadia’s eyes were full of tears as she crossed the border from Syria to Lebanon. She was finally ... conflict between Kurdish insurgents and Turkey-backed militant groups.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Turkey and Lebanon would work together on Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad by Islamist-led rebels. "A new era has now begun in Syria. We ...