MAZRAA, Syria — Syrian government forces prepared to return to a southern region Friday after renewed clashes broke out ...

Sectarian clashes that shook southern Syria this week have killed hundreds of people, including civilians, and drawn in an array of local and international players. Here's a look at the main parties ...

Israeli airstrikes in Damascus and other parts of Syria began as a response to the clashes between Druze militia and ...

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire ...

Syria ‘s defense minister announced a ceasefire shortly after government forces entered a key city in Sweida province on ...

Clashes between Bedouin tribes, government forces and members of a minority sect in Syria have left dozens dead and once ...

The Sunni-Shiite split is most evident in the cold war between Saudi Arabia (Sunni) and Iran (Shiite). Since 2014 it is a hot war by proxy in Yemen.

Barnaby Rogerson, a noted author, has written numerous travel guides and books on the Muslim world. His latest book, The House Divided: Sunni, Shia and the Making of the Middle East, explores the idea ...

Analysis: Iraqi Shia divide fuels Sunni ambitions Once marginalised and excluded, Iraq’s Sunnis are now flexing their political muscle amid a sharp Shia split.

Most of its population are Ibadi Muslims, a more liberal offshoot of Islam predating the Sunni-Shiite split.