A group linked to al Qaeda, emboldened by its recent victory over rival rebels in Syria, has imposed sweeping restrictions on personal freedoms in the northern province of Raqqa as it seeks to consolidate control over the region.   Reuters obtained copies of four statements...

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday withdrew an invitation to Iran to attend a Syria peace conference this week over its refusal to back calls for a transitional government in Syria, a spokesman said. “He (Ban) continues to urge Iran to join the...

A former member of the military service for the Syrian government for thirteen years was set to photograph and document the dead bodies of military soldiers brought from their places of detention to a military hospital during the civil war in the country. The bodies...

The Daoud Brigade, a rebel faction composed mainly of Syrians which has pledged allegiance to the State of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL), issued a statement on Monday calling for an end to fighting among rivals. The group said it had reached a "partial solution to end...