NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

Stories from men conscripted into the Syrian military help explain why it collapsed. Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and ...

Survivors of the Syrian regime's chemical attacks are free now speak about how they lost their families. We meet people who endured attacks that Syria's former president used to stay in power.

When Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad fled the country, members of his own minority sect say he left them impoverished and stained with his legacy.

A possible ceasefire in the 14-month long war between Israel and Hamas is gaining momentum. There are signs that the two sides are closer to making a deal, but many sticking points remain.

NPR's Leila Fadel, Jane Arraf, and Ruth Sherlock share their reporting from Syria more than a week after the fall of the Assad regime.

DOHA, Qatar — Rebel fighters all but sealed their control of Syria on Sunday, storming the capital as army troops melted away. President Bashar Assad was reported to have fled to Russia ...

This live coverage event has concluded. For the latest news, visit WSJ.com. Syrian rebels said they had freed the capital, Damascus, from President Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorship after a week of ...

Dec. 7 (UPI) --President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday "the United States should have nothing to do with" any conflicts involving Syria, as rebel fighters in that country continue capturing ...

Doha, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said the situation in Syria, where rebels are pressing a rapid advance that is threatening President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power, was creating ...

NPR's international affairs correspondent, Jackie Northam, reports. JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: For several years, Syria's long-running civil war between the Assad regime and opposition fighters was ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: The rebel push started last week when fierce fighting led to the stunning capture of Syria's second-largest city, Aleppo. Then, as of yesterday, they swept into the city of Hama, a ...