Farmland rolling outside Damascus. Today, the city and the surrounding ... But when this photo was taken, the country's devastating civil war was still decades in the future.

Farmland rolling outside Damascus. Today, the city and the surrounding area are heavily contested between the Assad regime and Syria's various rebel groups.

Markets in Damascus are bustling as Syrians prepare for Eid al-Fitr—marking the first celebration since the Baath regime's fall and the end of the 14-year civil war ...

Before Germany ... Germany reopened its embassy in Damascus on Thursday, 13 years after it was shut in the early days of Syria’s civil war. The German and European flags fly in front of the ...