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 ...

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.