Fresh clashes erupted between Syrian rebels and Kurdish YPG militia near the Turkish-held Ras al-Ayn region in northern Syria, local activists said Friday. The National Army fighters thwarted a new infiltration attempt into Abu Rasayn area by Kurdish fighters on Thursday....

 Syria condemned U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the “occupied” Golan Heights on Thursday in the “strongest language” and said it was a provocative act before U.S. President Donald Trump leaves his post, state media said. Pompeo became the first U.S. secretary...

Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU beds fill up almost overnight. As one patient dies of the coronavirus and is wheeled out, another is whisked in to take his place. An exhausted doctor leans against a wheelchair for a breather....

The central city of Homs has paid a very high tax from the victims since the revolution erupted in March 2011. The city that the Syrians considered as the capital of their revolution also meant a lot to Bashar al- Assad’s regime. The sectarian mix inside the city, in...