Up to 10,000 fighters lent muscle during the overthrow of the Assad regime. But their hard-line interpretations of Sunni ...

The strikes were south of Damascus, where Syrian security forces say they are battling gunmen from the religious minority.

Early one evening in late January, 12 masked men stormed the Damascus home of Um Hassan's family, pointed AK-47 assault ...

Um Hassan says she was forced to surrender Damascus home within 24 hours after brother arrested; rights group says thousands ...