05/01/2015

Daraa Province: The rebel and Islamic battalions targeted by several shells the regime positions in Bosra al- Sham and Otman with no information about casualties.   The regime forces shelled areas in the town of Alma and areas on the…

The Daily Star   BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt denounced Monday new regulations requiring Syrians traveling to Lebanon to obtain visas, saying the move was understudied and premature. Though Jumblatt…

The long-bearded man burst into the mosque's yard and pinned Selvedin Beganovic to the ground. Shouting "Now I will slaughter you!" he plunged a knife three times into the imam's chest and fled. It was no random attack: Beganovic has…

  Syrian Observatory of Human Rights could document death of 6553 civilians, including 1814 children and 965 women, due to aerial bombardment by the regime warplanes and helicopters on several regions in Syria since the beginning of…

Aleppo Province: Violent clashes have still raged since yesterday night between al- Jabha al- Islameyyi and Jaysho al- Muhajereen wal Ansar against the regime forces supported NDF, al Quds al Filastini Brigade, Hezbollah and Shia fighters…

  Daraa Province: The regime forces shelled areas in the towns of al- Sheikh Meskin and Otman, amid opening fire by the heavy gun machines on the town of Otman. They also bombarded areas in the city of Bosra al- Sham by mortar shells.…

Al- Hasakah Province: Violent clashes took place between IS and YPG in an area near the village of Maqsomah in the countryside of Ras al- Ayn. Other violent clashes took pplace between IS and the regime forces in Mafraq Seddiq area in the…

The Washington Post WASHINGTON — Khaled Smaisem’s nightmare began with a phone call — his own. Details of a private conversation the former Syrian journalist had with an interview subject were broadcast on state-run television.…

New restrictions on Syrians entering Lebanon have come into effect, further slowing the flow of asylum seekers trying to escape the war. Previously, travel between the two countries was largely unrestricted, but now Syrians will have to…

Damascus -- The Syrian Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Faisal Mekdad today accused Saudi Arabia of being one of the main responsible for the massacres and war unleashed against this Levantine nation. The Saudi killing machine keeps…