President Ahmed al-Shara vowed to be inclusive, but the way crucial decisions have been made has left some Syrians wary.

Hastily abandoned documents show how the fallen government’s vast intelligence apparatus struggled to comprehend and stop the rapid rebel advance.

As David Kenner at Foreign Policy documented in September, groups such as Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusra Front, both known Al Qaeda affiliates, have begun fighting with ...

Yaroslav Trofimov is the chief foreign-affairs correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, covering major issues and developments around the world. He won the National Press Club award for political ...