04/03/2014

BEIRUT: Syrian air force warplanes bombarded rebel-held targets close to a major chemical weapons facility on Friday in fighting that highlights the perils facing an international mission to eliminate President Bashar al-Assad's…

BEIRUT: Syrian rebels said they had overrun a major military checkpoint in Deraa on Friday and hoped it would allow them to capture the southern city, the cradle of their 27-month-old uprising. Activists uploaded video showing fighters…

BEIRUT: Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have killed at least five children during fighting for the town of Nabak north of the capital Damascus, activists said on Sunday. The fighting in Nabak pits Assad's army and…

BEIRUT: An Al-Qaeda splinter group in Syria has denied it was behind the killing of a prominent Al-Qaeda figure last week and appeared to reject an ultimatum from rival fighters to accept mediation or face all-out assault. The Islamic…