The optimism about changes in Syria should be tempered by a look at what is in, and what's out, in the new regime's schoolbooks.

U.S. defense officials said this week that the Pentagon planned to cut the roughly 2,000 U.S. forces based in Syria by half in coming weeks and consolidate its outposts there.

Recent months have brought considerable optimism about the changes in Syria since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. President Trump has met with the new Syrian leader, Ahmed al-Shaara, U.S ...

As his administration begins to draw down U.S. troops based in Syria and has stopped some humanitarian aid programs to the war-battered country, President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with ...

Despite the U.S. policy changes, WHO and other organizations continue to recommend COVID-19 vaccination for vulnerable populations. As a new COVID-19 variant takes over in the U.S., ...

The U.S. military has about 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria. They are working with local forces to prevent a resurgence of the Islamic State.

President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria — surprising some senior U.S. sanctions officials, sources tell CBS News.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would order the lifting of sanctions on Syria at the behest of Saudi Arabia's crown prince, a major U.S. policy shift ahead of an expected meeting with ...

Commanders have recommended keeping at least 500 U.S. troops in Syria, one of the officials said. President Trump, however, has expressed deep skepticism about keeping any U.S. troops in the country.

However, explains Ahmed, while the thawing of relationships between the U.S. and Arab states has the added effect of divergence from tight-knit U.S.-Israel coordination, these changes can be ...

President Donald Trump's announcement that he plans to end the U.S. sanctions imposed on Syria, which have been in place for over 45 years, was met with jubilant celebrations in the Syrian capital ...

President Trump came into office with what he says is an overwhelming mandate to overhaul immigration and border security. In 100 days, he has dramatically upended U.S. immigration policy through ...