A war monitor said Tuesday that Israel had “destroyed the most important military sites in Syria” with a flurry of airstrikes since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Israel, which borders Syria, sent troops into a buffer zone east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights...

Syrian opposition fighters told AFP they found around 40 bodies bearing signs of torture inside a hospital morgue near Damascus on Monday, stuffed into body bags with numbers and sometimes names written on them. “I opened the door of the morgue with my own hands, it was a horrific sight:...

Saudi Arabia said Monday that Israel’s seizure of a buffer zone in the Golan Heights shows its determination to sabotage Syria’s chance of restoring stability. Israeli forces announced over the weekend that they had deployed to the buffer zone, claiming that the move was to protect...

Qatari diplomats spoke with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with Syria’s leading opposition group after its rapid offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad. Qatar plans to speak with Mohammed...