World Mar 10 Syria’s worst violence in months reopens wounds of the country’s 13-year civil war By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
World Mar 07 Clashes in Syria’s coastal region between Assad loyalists and government forces kill more than 70 A war monitor says that clashes between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad in the country's coastal region have left more than 70 people dead and the area outside government control. By Omar Albam, Associated Press
World Dec 27 Watch 9:15 Syria’s new rulers try to contain growing tensions involving Assad loyalists Unrest is brewing in Syria’s coastal plains, home to the Assad family’s Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14. With the Shia Alawite sect making up only… By Simona Foltyn
World Dec 16 Watch 4:54 Syria’s rebel leaders face critical decisions as they chart new path for the country For the first time since he fled the country he ruled with an iron fist and a willingness to kill his own people to hold power, Bashar al-Assad was heard from. In a statement from exile in Moscow, Assad claimed… By Leila Molana-Allen, Dan Sagalyn
World Sep 30 Russia launches airstrikes in Syria, U.S. defense official says WASHINGTON — A U.S. defense official tells The Associated Press that Russia has launched airstrikes in Syria. By Robert Burns, Associated Press