Syrian Civil War

J.K. Rowling Grants Young Syrian Girl’s Wish and Sends Her a Harry Potter Book

By Suyin Haynes

Putin and Erdogan Bury the Hatchet in Istanbul Meeting

By Jared Malsin/Istanbul

Russia and Iran Fly Across a Key Threshold in the Middle East

By Mark Thompson

U.N. to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Besieged Parts of Syria

By Nash Jenkins
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Saudi Arabia: Iran Must Accept That Assad Needs to Go

The Saudi Foreign Minister spoke from the ongoing Syrian peace talks in Vienna

By Nash Jenkins

Watch a Greek Night Patrol on the Frontlines of the Migrant Crisis

A night aboard a Greek coast guard vessel which rescues up to ten boats on a patrol

By Simon Shuster and Diane Tsai

These 6 States Take in the Most Syrian Refugees

Texas leads the way

By Josh Sanburn

U.S. Wary of Opening Doors to More Syrian Refugees

Just 1,500 resettled since civil war broke out in 2011

By Josh Sanburn

Militants Detain U.N. Forces

Rebel groups, including an al-Qaeda affiliate, are clashing with the Syrian military at the border between Israel and Syria.

By Noah Rayman

Abducted Relief Workers Released in Syria

Médecins Sans Frontières says five workers who were kidnapped in January have been released after spending months in captivity

By Maya Rhodan

Devastation in Homs

Residents have begun returning to the once bustling but now devastated Syrian city of Homs, as the terms of a ceasefire have relinquished nearly all of its control to the government in exchange for rebels' safe passage out

By Aryn Baker

U.S. Mulls Syria 'Game Changer'

White House officials are weighing whether to send surface-to-air missiles to opposition factions at the risk of a possible terrorist "nightmare"

By Michael Crowley

Assad's Forces Seize Crusader Castle From Rebels

The Syrian army laid siege to some 500 rebels holed up inside for weeks, echoing tactics used by the 13th-century Islamic Mamluk dynasty, when it finally took control of the castle from European knights

By Aryn Baker

Syria's War Marks 3 Years

On the third anniversary of the uprising against the Assad regime, the fighting in Syria has taken an enormous toll on the country -- leaving more than 140,000 slaughtered, millions driven to neighboring states, and Syria's economic and cultural structures in ruins

By Aryn Baker

Report: Over 146K Killed in Syria's Civil War

The latest figure from the U.K.-based anti-government group, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, helps quantify the massive toll of Syria's three-year civil war, with about half of those reported deaths consisting of civilians

By Noah Rayman

Syria Is One of the Most Dangerous Places on Earth for Children

A new UNICEF report estimates that 5.5 million children have been affected by the nation’s on-going conflict

By Maya Rhodan

Toddler Fleeing Syria Found Crossing Desert Separated From Family

UN refugee agency says the four-year-old refugee was separated from his family

By Denver Nicks

Syrian Talks Grind to a Halt

Both rounds of peace talks have been largely fruitless, with the opposition insisting on forming a transitional government -- which Secretary of State Kerry has said would not include Assad -- a proposal the regime refused to discuss

By Sam Frizell

TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2013

More than ever, photography has become the predominant means for us to communicate. An absolutely astounding number of pictures are shared every single day — half a billion, and rising. And yet somehow, even amid...

By TIME Staff

Inside Syria: Photographs by Rodrigo Abd

In a TIME exclusive, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd describes his harrowing recent experience documenting the Syrian civil war.

By Rodrigo Abd
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