12/01/2015

By James Zogby It should be clear after four bloody years in Syria that we can only move forward by shedding the illusions that have shaped the discussion. It was inevitable that the conflict would morph into a proxy war between…

VIENNA — Austria has detained two teenage girls after they tried to travel to Syria to marry fighters of the jihadist group ISIS, a spokesman for the prosecution said Sunday. The girls, ages 16 and 17, were sent back to Austria from…

Homs province: regime forces opened heavy machine gun fire and bombarded areas in Hosh Hejjo town, no reports of losses. areas in Rahoum village and al-Waer neighborhood were exposed to bombardment by regime forces. Reef Dimashq…

GAZIANTEP, Turkey &ndash A U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed at least 50 Syrian civilians in late December when it targeted a headquarters of Islamic State extremists in northern Syria, according to a witness and a Syrian opposition…

al-Hasakah province: warplanes " likely coalition warplanes " targeted ISIS bastions in Tal Hamis area southeast of Qamishli city, no reports of losses. Der-Ezzor province: Regime warplanes went in 3 air strikes around al-BoOmar,…

The common-law wife of one of the suspected Paris attackers crossed into Syria from Turkey the day before her husband held hostages in a kosher supermarket in Paris, Turkey's foreign minister confirmed Monday. Foreign Affairs Minister…

Aleppo province: Violent clashes took place between regime forces and Islamic fighters around al-Kallasa neighborhood, no reports of losses. Islamic battalions captured a wounded soldier in regime forces in al-Brej area, he was wounded…

Aleppo province: an artillery shell fired by regime forces fell on an area in Bianon town last night, caused material damages. regime forces bombarded areas in Hyan town, no reports of losses. Idlib province: Areas around Abo al-Dohor…

Homs province: Clashes continued between ISIS and regime forces after yesterday's midnight around Shaer Gas field east of Homs, what killed 4 soldiers in regime forces, confirmed reports of losses in ISIS.

Bad weather and snowstorm which affecting wide areas in Syria killed 7 civilians yesterday, including " a child from al-Bokamal, a man from al-Myadin in Der-Ezzor, children twins from al-Ferdous, a man from al-Maghayer in Aleppo, a child…