U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it looked like a "misunderstanding" after Israel struck Syria's defense ministry.

The withdrawal follows a ceasefire deal between the government and local Druze leaders after days of deadly violence.

Israel earlier launched a wave of strikes on the capital, Damascus, targeting Syria's defence ministry. Read more at ...

Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, following a wave of Israeli ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — Israel bombed the Syrian army's headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led ...

P LUMES OF SMOKE rose over Damascus on July 16th as Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital. Targeting the presidential palace, the defence ministry and the army command, the attack killed at least ...

Israel launched significant airstrikes in Damascus targeting defense ministry and near the presidential palace. The attacks ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ...

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze ...

Syria announced it had begun withdrawing its army from Druze-majority Sweida city on Wednesday night after agreeing to a new ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor, said the clashes started after members of a Bedouin tribe ...

Syria's interior ministry and a Druze leader say a ceasefire has been reached, but another regional leader has urged fighting ...