More than 70 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Syria in fighting between government security forces and militants loyal to deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad, a war monitor said Friday. “For more than 70 killed and dozens wounded and captured in bloody clashes and ambushes on the...

Authorities extended the curfew in the cities of Latakia and Tartus in northwest Syria on Friday and launched large-scale security sweeps in urban centers, villages, and surrounding mountains to track down remnants of the deposed Bashar al-Assad regime. This decision was made in response to...

Special security sources revealed to Al Jazeera the movements of cells of the former regime that carried out simultaneous ambushes in the Latakia countryside, resulting in the killing of 16 security forces. The military council formed by Brigadier General Ghiath Dala expanded its influence...

Syrian security forces arrested a top former intelligence officer suspected of numerous killings, including the 1977 murder of Lebanese opposition leader Kamal Jumblatt, the state news agency reported on Thursday. Forces seized Ibrahim Huweija, a former head of air force intelligence, one...