The Islamist former insurgents now in charge need to build popular support and demonstrate rule of law. And they’re finding ...

Local and international experts are filling a government void, and have begun the process of mapping and assessing sites ...

In a fancy restaurant nearby, a family threw a lavish baptism celebration. At the Citadel of Aleppo—once occupied by the Syrian Army and still rumored to be used as a military base by Russian ...

The damaged wall of Aleppo Citadel following a reported explosion in a tunnel near the monumental 13th fortress. A blast in a tunnel partly destroyed the wall of the monumental 13th century ...

The Observatory said 20 fighters were killed. Insurgents were filmed outside police headquarters, in the city center, and outside the Aleppo citadel, the medieval palace in the old city center ...

The New York Times is tracking the human toll of the conflict in this feature. The primary source is the online video that has allowed a widening war to be documented like no other, and posts try ...

The citadel and its wide, rubbish-strewn moat lies beyond the historic quarter. Once Syria's economic capital, Aleppo and its surrounding neighbourhoods have been destroyed by four years of ...

Aleppo fell to the rebels on Nov. 30 after just three days of fighting. A fabled city centered around an ancient citadel, Aleppo was the site of grueling fighting when the 2011 peaceful uprising ...

A war monitor, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the insurgents led by Salafi Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, – including Al-Qaeda's former Syria branch, Jabhat al-Nusra – ...

Al-Zoubi described the militant advance as an unexpected turn of events that could signal either a weakness in the Syrian army or highly trained factions executing a strategic surprise. The offensive, ...

I was born 37 years ago in Aleppo, Syria — a city of stunning history, known for its ancient neighbourhoods, bustling markets, and the towering citadel. Aleppo was my home, a place of immense beauty ...