Several reported sites of clashes between Assad-linked forces and Syrian government forces (Google Maps annotated by LWJ ... near the administrative border between the two governorates. The ambush in ...

As the below map shows, large swathes ... violent uprising in the western coastal governorates of Latakia, Tartus and Hama, which are strongholds of Syrian Alawites, a minority ethnic group ...

The government of Syria says it has ended an operation in the coastal governorates of Latakia and Tartous after four days of fighting between security forces and pro-Assad armed fighters.

Syria’s new transitional government was sworn in Saturday nearly four months after the Assad family was removed from power and as the new authorities in Damascus work to bring back stability to ...

Unidentified armed groups and individuals—many entering Tartus and Latakia governorates from other parts of Syria following official calls for general mobilization—joined these operations.

The embassy warned that attacks may coincide with the end of Ramadan. LONDON -- The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to "the increased possibility of ...

By Carlotta Gall and Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Shara, announced late Saturday the formation of a caretaker government that will lead ...

which led to the cutting of the vital optical cable connecting the two governorates to the main telecommunications centers. Al-Hariri confirmed that maintenance teams from the Syrian Telecom ...

Gunmen loyal to deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have killed ... of military vehicles” to the city of Latakia from several governorates, including Hama, Homs and Idlib, he said.

As of January, more than 3.4 million IDPs were in north-west Syria, including 1.95 million in 1,500 camps and other displacement sites across the governorates of Idleb and Aleppo. Intentions to return ...