17/01/2015

U.S. Special forces troops will be among the hundreds of U.S. trainers who will train Syrian opposition forces, the Pentagon said Friday. Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed on the sites of an equip and train program for the…

Moscow and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian opposition remains undecided over participation in talks organized by Russia at the end of this month, with a key Syria-based group saying it has yet to make up its mind on attending the…

Aleppo province: Clashes took place after midnight between regime forces backed by Hezbollah and Non-Syrian fighters against Islamic battalions and Jabhat al-Nusra near al-Hekma school in al-Rashdin neighborhood, Clashes also took place…

Reef Dimashq province: a shell fell on al-Thawra neighborhood what caused material damages. A woman was killed with 2 of her children, by shells fell on DerKhabia town in the western countryside, reports of more losses. Regime forces…

Sources reported to SOHR that violent clashes are taking place this morning between regime forces and YPG in al-Hasakah city amid targeting YPG bastions in the city with mortars by regime forces, reports of losses in both sides in addition…

At one point during the fighting, Islamic State controlled more than half the town, Rami Abdurrahman, SOHR’s chief, said by phone. The Kurdish resistance are now better armed and have been bolstered by U.S.-led airstrikes on militant…

NICOSIA — The Syrian military, hampered by a manpower shortage, has intensified air strikes on Sunni rebel strongholds. The Syrian opposition reported a sharp increase in air strikes on rebel strongholds. On Jan. 14, the Syrian…

A militant group with ties to al Qaeda reportedly executed a woman in a northwestern Syrian town after accusing her of committing adultery, rights groups reported this week. Local activist group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently posted…

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the spike in execution-style killings follows the killing of 10 ISIL fighters in hit-and-run attacks in several areas around Deir al-Zor province this month. World Bulletin/News Desk ISIL…

The Islamic State (IS) militant group is reported to have executed 15 people over the past 24 hours in Syria. Some of the victims were shot and crucified, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Horrifying images…