syria
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
World
March 7, 2015
Syria to West: Accept that Assad is here to stay
Syria's envoy to the United Nations says it's time for the United States and other Western powers to accept that…
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance
World
March 4, 2015
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance
Kurdish forces in Syria say deepening military coordination with the United States and its allies has helped them make rapid…
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity
World
March 4, 2015
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity
Leaders of Syria's Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with Al-Qaeda to form a new entity backed by some…
Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria
World
March 1, 2015
Media: CCTV shows British schoolgirls at Istanbul bus station on way to Syria
Security footage appears to show three British schoolgirls, believed to be on their way to join Islamic State militants, waiting…
Syrian army takes villages in south
World
February 28, 2015
Syrian army takes villages in south
Syrian government forces have taken control of villages in southern Syria, state media said on Saturday, as part of a…
Dozens dead as Qaeda militants in Syria seize rebel base
World
February 28, 2015
Dozens dead as Qaeda militants in Syria seize rebel base
Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate on Saturday drove US-backed rebels out of a strategic northern military base in fierce fighting that left…
Assad or no Assad, West asks, as IS rises and conflict rages
World
February 28, 2015
Assad or no Assad, West asks, as IS rises and conflict rages
Faced with a seemingly unending bloody conflict in Syria and the rise of the Islamic State group, is President Bashar…
Assyrians: Ancient Christian community new to Syria
Egypt
February 27, 2015
Assyrians: Ancient Christian community new to Syria
The Assyrian community, from which Islamic State jihadists recently abducted at least 220 people in Syria, is one the world's…
Washington Post identifies Jihadist in Westerners’ beheadings video
Egypt
February 26, 2015
Washington Post identifies Jihadist in Westerners’ beheadings video
The Islamic State jihadist who appeared in videos beheading Western hostages in Syria has been identified as a Kuwaiti-born British…
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
World
February 25, 2015
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
At a shelter in Damascus, the strain of life under a crippling siege not far from the Syrian capital is…