Our seven maps below illustrate how Syria became a country and the forces that have made it so unstable. Syria’s cities are among the oldest in the world, but the concept of Syria as a country ...

Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back ...

The sudden fall of Syria’s Assad regime in early December has raised an important question: Can the 6 million who became refugees during the 14-year civil war now go home? Officials in Turkey ...

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) “estimates that some 270,000 Syrians have returned to Syria since 8 December 2024,” the agency said on Friday. A coalition of rebel groups led by ...

Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015. Mohamed, a refugee living in Hull, says he is still worried about the future for his country.

DAMASCUS, Syria — The United Nations refugee chief said Saturday that some 200,000 refugees have returned to Syria from neighboring countries since the government of Bashar Assad was overthrown ...