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Opposition fighters across Syria are preparing to launch attacks that exploit anticipated U.S.-led military strikes, but there are no plans to coordinate with Western forces, a Syrian rebel commander said on Saturday. The United States…

Aleppo province: The Shari'a Council of Aleppo has executed a man in the square of the Mashhad neighbourhood. The claimed that he was convicted of being a "shabiha" and a regime supporter. SOHR activists have personally witnessed the…

"The British aren't coming! The British aren't coming!" screams the headline of New York's Daily News, describing Britain as "normally reliable" but now a surprising let-down for U.S. President Barack Obama. Following a lengthy debate in…

The Kremlin said Friday it is still trying to prevent a Western military strike against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but Moscow appears to be running out of cards to play to protect its longtime ally. From the start,…

The head of the Western-backed Syrian opposition says that the British parliament's failure to endorse military action in Syria isn't enough to hold back strikes by other allies. Ahmad al-Jarba said on France-Inter radio on Friday that he…

A Syrian army captain was among five people charged Friday in Lebanon over the country’s bloodiest attacks since the end of its 15-year civil war, a judicial source said. Two Lebanese religious figures were also charged over the twin…

(Reuters) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday intelligence gathered by Ankara left no doubt that the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for a poison gas attack near Damascus last week.…

(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia, a supporter of rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad, has raised its level of military alertness in anticipation of a possible Western strike in Syria, sources familiar with the matter said on…

Russia has made its opposition to military intervention in Syria vehemently clear. The foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, warns daily about the risk of an escalating conflagration. A deputy prime minister said the West dealt with the…

France is still ready to take action in Syria alongside the US, despite UK MPs blocking British involvement, President Francois Hollande has said. He said a military strike within days could not be ruled out. US Defence Secretary Chuck…