Syria's army has been pounding for 24 hours major bases of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in coordination with the Baghdad government, a monitor said Sunday. The strikes against ISIL -- which has spearheaded a week-long jihadist offensive in Iraq -- have been more...

(Reporting by Faris al-Rifai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Alma Shahhod, the well known activist, passed away yesterday after long battle with illness and injuries, in Amman, Jordan. Alma was considered an icon for the Syrian Revolution,...

Baghdad, June 15 (IANS) Kurdish forces took control of a border crossing point with Syria, as Iraqi security forces fought insurgent groups trying to seize an ethnically mixed city in the country's northern province of Nineveh, military sources said Sunday. The Kurdish forces,...

  Adnan Qassar, Captain of the Syrian Equestrian team, who was detained in 1993, has been freed, activists and media outlets reported. Previous Interview with Qassar published on May 29 2013 Exclusive Interview with Assad's rival Adnan Qassar...