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Activist group: Syrian rebel army seizes large arms depot in Homs
The Free Syrian Army seized a large ammunition warehouse following clashes that lasted for more than two weeks with Syrian President Bashar ... Middle East -
Jordan jails Jihadist, doctor for aiding Syria rebels
A Jordanian court on Wednesday jailed a jihadist and a doctor for going to neighboring Syria to support rebels fighting the regime in the war-torn ... Middle East -
Confronting al-Qaeda in Syria
Former Kuwaiti MP, active salafist and professor Dr. Walid al-Tabtabaie dared to attack the most extremist Islamist group operating in the Syrian ... Middle East -
Syrian forces claim control over strategic town in Aleppo
The Syrian security forces have claimed control over a strategic town in the northwestern province of Aleppo on Thursday after almost a month battling ... Middle East -
Rebel areas of Syria’s Homs need food aid, activists say
Some 3,000 civilians trapped in a suffocating Syrian army siege of rebel areas in the city of Homs need urgent food aid, a monitoring group and ... Middle East -
Without chemical arms, Syrian weaponry still fearsome
On Sunday, September 29, President Bashar al-Assad declared to the world, via an interview on Italian television, his resolve to clear Syria of ... Analysis -
Senior Syria rebel chief killed in clashes with army
A senior rebel commander in southern Syria was killed in fighting with government troops in the town of Tafas on Monday, said sources on both sides. ... Middle East -
Turkey’s war on al-Qaeda groups in Syria
One thing that’s new in the old Syrian crisis is that Turkey has for the first time decided to fight the two most dangerous armed groups on ... Middle East -
Suicide attack, clashes kill Syrian soldiers near Damascus
At least 16 Syrian security forces members were killed on Friday as a result of a suicide car bomber at an army checkpoint in the suburbs of Damascus ... Middle East -
Syria snipers targeted pregnant women, says British surgeon
Syrian snipers targeted pregnant women on more than one occasion, a British surgeon said Saturday after returning from a five-week stint in the ... Middle East -
U.N. urges ‘lifesaving’ aid for people trapped in Syria town
The U.N.’s humanitarian chief called Saturday for a cessation of hostilities in a Damascus suburb besieged for months by the Syrian army, ... Middle East -
Fierce clashes in Syria’s eastern Deir Ezzor
Syrian rebels advanced in the eastern city of Deir Ezzor after fierce clashes with regime troops overnight, during which jihadist fighters executed 10 ... Middle East -
Syria hands over missing Canadian staffer to U.N.
The Syrian government said Thursday it has turned over to the United Nations a Canadian staffer who went missing eight months ago, accusing rebels of ... World News -
The least that can be done for Syrians
The suffering of the Syrian people from displacement and starvation is beyond imagination. More than five million Syrians, inside the country and ... Middle East -
More rebel groups reject Syria opposition coalition
Rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s regime in southern Syria said Wednesday the main opposition National Coalition had ... Middle East -
Islamist militants destroy Sufi shrine in eastern Syria
A Sufi Muslim shrine was blown up in eastern Syria on Sunday, opposition activists said, blaming al-Qaeda-affiliated militants who have joined in the ... Middle East -
Russian photographer abducted by Syrian rebels
A Russian photographer has been abducted by a group of Syrian rebels who accuse him of being a spy, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday. ... Television & Radio -
Jihadist rebel clashes kill 50 in Syria’s Aleppo
Almost 50 fighters have been killed in three days of skirmishes between jihadists and mainstream rebels in the Syria’s second city of Aleppo. ... Middle East -
Video shows Hezbollah fighters executing wounded Syrian rebels
A video posted on the internet shows members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia executing wounded Syrian rebels who were captured when the Syrian ... Middle East -
Key Syria rebel groups tell Qaeda to quit border town
Six of the most powerful rebel factions in Syria issued a joint statement on Thursday telling an al-Qaeda front group to withdraw from the northern ... Middle East -
Hagel: U.S. still seeks ‘international coalition on Syria’
The United States will continue to seek out an international coalition to act together on Syria, despite a vote against military action by British MPs ... Middle East -
Chemical warfare in Syria: who and why?
There is a reason to be cautious. Both sides in the Syrian civil war have committed atrocities and both sides have misrepresented photos and ... Middle East -
Report: Syrian army retakes all rebel positions in Latakia
The Syrian army has recaptured all rebel-held positions in Latakia, President Bashar al-Assad's home province, state-run SANA news agency reported ... Middle East -
State TV: Syrian army retakes key Homs rebel district
The Syrian army has recaptured the key rebel district of Khaldiyeh in the central city of Homs, the state broadcaster reported on Monday. The armed ... Middle East -
Pentagon official: Islamist rebels could gain sway in Syria civil war
If radical Islamist rebels fighting in Syria are left “unchecked,” they could gain sway over the many disparate factions opposing Syrian ... Middle East -
Fighting traps hundreds of families in Damascus
Shelling killed at least 13 people on Sunday in the Damascus district of Qaboon, where fierce fighting between the army and rebels has trapped ... Middle East -
Syria activists protest rebel siege of Aleppo districts
Syrian activists in Aleppo have staged protests calling for the lifting of a rebel siege of regime-held districts that has created food shortages, an ... Middle East -
Mortars fired at Damascus airport, delays 3 flights
Rebels fired two mortar rounds at Damascus international airport on Thursday, delaying two landings and one take-off, Syrian state television cited ... Middle East -
Activists: Syrian rebel attack kills 60 Shiites
Syrian rebels have attacked a village in the country’s east, killing dozens of Shiites, mostly pro-government fighters, activists said Wednesday ... Middle East -
Philippines studying Golan pull out after UN troops injured
UN peacekeeping forces were studying on Friday whether to pullout of the Golan Heights after Austria withdrew and two UN soldiers were injured in ... Middle East