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Syrian National Council chief Burhan Ghalioun said on Thursday he will step down to avert divisions within the opposition bloc,…

BEIRUT — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has insisted his regime is fighting back against…

UNITED NATIONS — Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a UN Security Council ban…

At least 15 civilians were "summarily executed" by regime forces in a neighborhood of the central Syrian city of Homs…

BEIRUT — The UN says an observer team that came under fire in northern Syria stayed overnight with rebel forces,…

Arab league chief Nabil al-Araby will meet Wednesday with delegations participating in the Syrian opposition conference that was postponed indefinitely.…

The Syrian National Council opposition group re-elected liberal politician Burhan Ghalioun as president at a meeting in Rome on Tuesday,…

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Firing assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, Lebanese gunmen clashed in street battles Monday as sectarian tensions linked…

The Syrian conflict has bred the emergence of obscure jihadists carrying out bloody attacks, either acting independently or manipulated by…

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Sectarian violence linked to the unrest in neighboring Syria shook the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on…