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Jihadists execute Iraqi cameraman in Syria: RSF

   Fighters linked to al-Qaeda have kidnapped and executed an Iraqi freelance cameraman working in northern Syria, the first foreign journalist killed by fighters in the rebel-held north, according to a press freedom watchdog.  The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said...

U.S. seeks to better understand Syria Islamists

The United States sees value in getting to know Islamist militias in Syria, in order to better understand their intentions in the civil war there and their possible links with al Qaeda, the top U.S. military officer said on Wednesday. General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint...

NGO: Syria jihadists kidnap 50 Kurds

  Jihadists in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, a monitoring group said Thursday.   The kidnappings come months into major battles for control of several...

Bad security could delay Syria weapons transfer

The head of the mission charged with destroying Syria's chemical weapons says preparations are on track to move the most dangerous chemical agents from sites in the war-torn country to the port of Latakia but there are serious security issues on key roads. Sigrid Kaag told reporters...

Pope leads prayer for nuns missing in Syria

The Pope has called on people to pray for a group of Orthodox nuns missing in Syria since Monday, December 2. During his weekly audience at St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Pope Francis said: “Now I would like to invite everyone to pray for the religious sisters of the Greek Orthodox...

Syrian winter goes harsh as clothes prices soar

    Syria’s winter is forecast to be one of the harshest in years Within Syria, more than 4 million people are displaced — twice as many as last year — and an additional 6   million need life-saving aid. Their needs become far more intense when temperatures dip below...

KSA spends SR530m on Syria relief programs

Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif, supervisor of the Saudi National Campaign for Syrians, has approved several relief programs for Syrian refugees at a cost of SR32 million. The amount will be utilized to supply 3,000 new tents, 300,000 blankets, 200,000 jackets, 600,000...