(The Daily Star)- A former Druze rebel commander in the suburbs of Damascus was killed in a car accident this weekend in Austria, his friends said. They said Hussam Dib was en route to Germany when the accident occurred. Supporters of the uprising against the Syrian regime praised Dib...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed The Republican Guard of Syrian regime announce forming “Coast Shield Brigade”, calling for youth to apply, with salaries of 40 thousand Syrian pounds, pro-regime news feeds said.. The announcement to call for joining the brigade was released by the office of...

At least 25 people have been killed by a fuel tank explosion in the Syrian town of Qamishli. The explosion is reported by state television to have killed at least 25 including children and wounded 30, in the predominately Kurdish northeastern town. Juan Mohammed, a Kurdish official in the...

 ISIS fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The fighters captured the town of Soran Azaz and two nearby villages after clashes with other rebels, the...