Once hailed as a Western-friendly reformer, Bashar al-Assad transformed into one of the world’s most brutal autocrats. From chemical weapons attacks to Russian military backing, this is the story of ...

The Trump administration is torn over how to respond to Russia’s military presence in Syria and whether to ask the new ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. government has seen “virtually no sign” of Austin Tice, the former U.S. Marine and freelance journalist for McClatchy who went missing 13 years ago while covering ...

Following December’s upheaval in Syria, which prompted then-President Bashar al-Assad to flee to Russia ... is believed to know what happened to Austin Tice. A direct conversation could yield ...

Following December’s upheaval in Syria, which prompted then-President Bashar al-Assad ... keep Tice in the public’s consciousness. “When the president of the United States speaks Austin ...