A view from the first city taken by the rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad, scene of a brutal Russian-backed 2012-2016 siege.

And so, during the war, the Mediterranean became a graveyard, and Syrians who had already lived through bombardment watched as their family, their friends and their neighbors drowned. A photo of a little boy, Aylan Kurdi, emerged, his body lying face down on the shores of Turkey. The conscience of the world was briefly stirred.

Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this article referred incorrectly to the territory held by the rebel alliance that ousted Bashar al-Assad. The alliance holds much of Syria’s northwest,

The Syrian regime’s collapse came more quickly than the rebels had dreamed — the circumstances were both serendipitous and part of a larger global realignment.

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

A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country.

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria’s Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the

Rebel fighters who took control of Aleppo about two weeks ago have promised security and continuity. Prices have skyrocketed, but residents express some hope for the future.

We should ask the militants who toppled Bashar al-Assad in Syria what became of missing U.S. reporter Austin Tice and why

In Syria, Archbishop Joseph Tobjie of Aleppo says Christians must play a role in building an inclusive and democratic society after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

After public protests and then rebellion erupted in Syria in 2011, Assad’s regime clung to power through systemic torture and relentless military campaigns with support from Iran, Russia, and an array of allied militias.