Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the Syrian capital, Iran-backed guards fled their positions at the gates a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb. By Wednesday, the few ...

By Wednesday, the few visitors in the area cast worried glances at the new guards of the Sayyida Zeinab shrine in the suburb of the same name, long known as a stronghold of pro-Iran fighters ...

The shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, believed to hold the grave of the granddaughter of the Islamic Prophet Mohammed, in south Damascus — Dylan COLLINS Shortly before Sunni Islamist-led rebels swept into the ...

Hezbollah fighters had been stationed across a vast perimeter of the shrine, and their homes were often targeted by Israel as it engaged in fierce fighting with the group on its home soil in Lebanon.