04/06/2015

The U.S. military is gradually expanding a new program to train and equip Syrian opposition fighters, but building a force that can effectively take on the Islamic State may take longer than expected, President Obama’s top military adviser…

The Daily Star   BEIRUT: Iran has sent 15,000 fighters to Syria to reverse recent battlefield setbacks for Syrian government troops and wants to achieve results by the end of the month, a Lebanese political source has told The Daily…

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Islamic State militants shot dead around 20 men in an ancient amphitheatre in the Syrian city of Palmyra on Wednesday, accusing them of being government supporters, a group monitoring the conflict said. Reuters was…

The Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) used an ancient Roman amphitheater in Syria’s historic city of Palmyra for a mass execution of prisoners, forcing civilians to watch, according to a watchdog group. Civilians trapped in Palmyra were rounded up…

Agence France Presse   Beirut: A Syrian brigadier-general was killed in a blast that targeted his car in downtown Damascus on Sunday, the Syrian Observatoryfor Human Rights monitor said. The Britain-based group said "a brigadier…

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Sunday that the region is facing "unprecedented danger" from extremist groups and vowed his fighters will expand their involvement in Syria's civil war in support of government…

Idlib province: Clashes took place between regime force and Islamic battalions near Hama borders amid mutual bombardment from both sides, regime forces advances and took control on al-Ziadia, Sararif, and Tal A'war, confirmed reports of…

Damascus province: Clashes continue between Aknaf Bait al-Maqdis backed by Islamic militants against IS in the street of 30 in the Yarmouk camp. Clashes also taking place between regime forces and rebels in al-Tadamon neighborhood, no…

Dar'a province: Explosive barrels were dropped on Dar'a camp, Dar'a al-Balad, Busr al-Harir, Shekh Meskin, al-Sora and eastern al-Karak. A man from al-Herak was tortured to death in regime prisons after detaining him for 2 years.  Homs…

Islamic State fighters have been driven out of Assyrian Christian villages in Syria that they seized in February, activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Kurdish fighters had retaken the villages along the…