The top U.N. official for Syria is warning of the “real dangers of renewed conflict and deeper confrontation” in the ...

During Syria’s civil war, protecting the revered Sayyida Zeinab shrine was a rallying cry for some Shiite fighters and groups ...

Militants attacked a Russian air base in Syria, killing two soldiers, a Syrian government official and a local activist have ...

But it's more than just religious devotion that the golden-domed shrine became known for during Syria's prolonged civil war.      At the time, the shrine's protection from Sunni extremists became a ...