U.N. chemical weapons inspectors in Syria  are investigating seven cases of alleged chemical or biological weapons use, including three incidents around Damascus after the August 21 attack which almost triggered U.S. air strikes. The inspectors expect to finalize their work...

Jihadist fighters linked to Al-Qaeda set fire to statues and crosses inside churches in northern Syria on Thursday and destroyed a cross on a church clock tower, AFP reported. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters entered the Greek Catholic Church of Our Lady...

 The Iraqi government is taking measures to provide accommodation, food and security for a surging number of displaced Syrians in that country.   Iraq has received 210,000 Syrian refugees so far, a sudden increase from 160,000 just over a...

   Activists say an al-Qaeda commander in Syria has been killed during clashes with Kurdish fighters in northern Syria.   The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which closely monitors the fighting in Syria, says the commander died on Wednesday night in...