Then-Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (left) talks with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister at the time, during a meeting in Istanbul on June 7, 2010.

ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Sunday that it was launching a major counteroffensive against the Syrian government, for the first time openly declaring war on the government of Bashar al-Assad and ...

A Challenge to the Assad Regime and Regional Alliances. Turkey’s actions in Syria have not been limited to battling Kurdish groups. They also extend to challenging the authority of Bashar al ...

With limited hardware and risk-averse foreign policy, Ankara has limited leverage against Israeli air strikes on Syrian ...

Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus. Turkey has been a main backer of opposition groups aiming to topple Assad since the outbreak of the ...

Thousands of Syrians in exile the length and breadth of Turkey celebrated the fall of long-time ruler Bashar al-Assad in joyous scenes on Sunday.Turkey has become home for millions of Syrians who fled ...

After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when they communicated to Turkey plans for a major offensive.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday tamped down expectations for his country's renewed ties with the Arab world, in his first televised interview since Damascus's membership of the Arab ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused U.S. forces of stealing the country's oil and working with terrorists to maintain their positions there, as he tries to restore his authoritarian rule ...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said talks with foe Turkey should be based on the aims of ending the occupation of Syrian land and halting support for what he called terrorism, an apparent ...

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.