Violence in Syria Shows Difficulty in Unifying Armed Forces

Syria’s new president has spoken often about the urgency of merging the many armed groups that fought to topple the strongman Bashar al-Assad into a unified national army. But the spasm of violence that erupted this month in northwestern Syria,…

Violence Sweeps Coastal Syria, Sowing Chaos: ‘We Have to Get Out of Here’

The gunfire began at dawn on Friday in the town of al-Haffa on Syria’s Mediterranean coast. At first, Wala, a 29-year-old resident of the town, leaped off her bed to the corner of the room in her first-floor apartment, flattening…

Israel Strikes Syria Hours After Country’s Leader Demands Withdrawal

The Israeli military said it had struck sites in southern Syria on Tuesday, just hours after the new Syrian leadership demanded that Israel withdraw from territory it has seized since the fall of the Assad regime. The attacks were aimed…