The 13-year civil war in Syria has roared back into prominence with a surprise rebel offensive on Aleppo, one of Syria's largest cities and an ancient business hub. The push is among the rebels ...

Nabih Bulos is the Middle East bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times ... His work has taken him to Syria, Iraq, Libya, Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Yemen as well as on the migrant trail through ...

A former Syrian government official has been indicted on torture charges by a Los Angeles grand jury, the US Department of Justice has announced. Samir Ousman Alsheikh, 72, of Lexington ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture after being arrested in ...

Security personnel of the former government have come in the thousands to so-called reconciliation centers to settle their affairs.

Standing before a cheering crowd in Damascus’ historic Umayyad Mosque, the broad and bearded Abu Mohammad al-Jolani declared a new chapter in Syria’s history. The leader of the rebellion that ...

The concert Wednesday marked Maasarani’s return to Syria after 13 years of exile. While living in Los Angeles, Maasarani had continued to support Syria’s uprising through his music ...

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison ... Federal officials detained the 72-year-old in July at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of immigration fraud, specifically ...