Crimes by the Islamic militia 'State of Iraq and al-Sham' has been increasing, amid an atmosphere of bewilderment among Syrians.  Reports emerged on Thursday that a Raqa-based activist, Mohammad Nour Matar,  who has documented the uprising against Assad since...

Fierce clashes still going on in the city of Dara'a where 3 rebels have been killed according to Syrian watchdog. One of them passed away on Thursday evening in the Jordanian hospitals due to wounds suffered during clashes with regime forces.  The...

Three rebels from al-Tawheed brigade have been killed next to the border crossing  of Bab al-hawa after 10 days of abduction, local sources in the countryside of Idlib told Zaman Alwasl. Sources reported pro-Assad militia had killed them next to the Turkish borders when they were...

The frequently voiced fear that the Syrian crisis could engulf the region is unlikely to be realized in one earth-shattering event. Instead it will leak across borders, a contact corrosion that, once established, will likely prove impossible to eradicate. In neighboring Lebanon, it has...