As fighting in Qusayr rages, Ban Ki-moon issues urgent appeal to Syria to protect civilians.   New York, 1 June 2013 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Qusayr, Syria   The Secretary-General is...

 Around 1,000  members of the Pakistani Taliban have been killed in clashes near the Syrian capital city of Damascus, according to Press TV, the Iranian English news channel.   ''It's an exaggeration to amount of Jihaddist in Syria'' Activist said to...

 Eqtsad correspondent in Homs reported presence of Egyptian militants who are fighting with Hezbollah-Shi'ite militia backed by Iran. ''It's stunning'' Pro-regime citizen from al-Zahraa-An Alawite neighborhood- ''That's right, we like the Egyptian accent but I never imagined to see...

Thousands of people who have fled the besieged Syrian town of Al-Qusayr are in dire need of aid, the UN's refugee agency said Friday, as its tally for Syrians who have escaped their war-torn nation topped 1.6 million .   UNHCR spokesperson Dan McNorton...