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'US woman killed fighting in Syria 'not a terrorist

The daughter of a 33-year-old Michigan woman who converted to Islam and was killed in fighting in Syria this week insisted on Friday her mother was “not a terrorist,” although the woman’s father said he had expressed concerns about her to the FBI. Syrian state media said Nicole Mansfield, a...

North Korean supports Assad's army in Aleppo

Human Rights observatory confirmed logistic support by North Korea to Assa's army in Aleppo.  Rami Abdulrahman,  director of the Syrian Observatory for Human revealed yesterday, presence of North Korean officers alongside with regime forces in Aleppo.  "The total number of...

FSA, Hezbollah in deadly fight in Lebanon

Hezbollah guerrillas fought a deadly battle with Syrian rebels in Lebanon's eastern border region early on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest eruption of Syria's conflict on Lebanese soil. Lebanese security sources said at least 12 rebels were killed in the fighting east of the...

The Red Cross has expressed alarm over Qusair

The Red Cross has expressed alarm over the situation in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair, and has appealed for immediate access to deliver aid.     Thousands of civilians are believed to be trapped in the town, which lies close to the border with Lebanon. The...

Rockets fired from Syria hit eastern Lebanon

 More than a dozen rockets and mortar rounds fired from  Syria  struck eastern  Lebanon  Saturday,  security officials  said, as tensions rise in the two countries' borderlands where Hezbollah militants are playing a bigger role in  Syria 's civil war....

Ban Ki-moon issues urgent appeal to Syria

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...

Is Pakistan fighting in Syria

 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...

Urgent appeal for relief efforts in Qusair

The Syrian National Coalition issued today an “urgent appeal for relief efforts” for over 1,000 injured civilians in Qusair, the western city that has been the site of fierce fighting between government troops plus Hezbollah, and opposition forces. Reuters has been speaking to Malek...

Coalition Statement on Geneva II Conference

 The Syrian Coalition welcomes international efforts to find a political solution to the suffering Syrians have endured for over two years via a Statement on Geneva II Conference in May 29, 2013 from their base in Istanbul. Moreover, the Syrian Coalition wants to...