Regime and opposition delegation begin the second round of “Geneva II” discussions on Monday. The first round of talks, which lasted 10 days, ended on January 31 with little advance on both the general issue of a political transition and specific issues like humanitarian relief....

An Alawite village in the central province of Hama was seized by Islamist fighters on Sunday, Reuters news agency reported, adding that the fighting was “part of an offensive to try to cut off supply routes from Damascus to the north of the country.” The fighters,...

Iran has agreed to take seven "practical steps" as part of its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a joint statement of Iran and IAEA said Sunday. Based on the agreement, Iran will allow IAEA access to a uranium mine and yellow cake complex in the central...

  This is the third part of a series of audio addresses made by Abu Jihad Shishani, the second-in-command to Umar Shishani of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham. See  Syria: Umar Shishani’s Second-in-Command in ISIS Slams Scholars Who “Sow Discord”...