At least 16 members of Syria's security forces were killed by a suicide vehicle bomber and ensuing clashes with rebels at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Damascus on Friday, an opposition monitoring group said. Syrian state television reported the blast but did not specify a death...

    Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiya on Friday announced that “the Qatari mediation has led to the release of the nine Lebanese” hostages who were abducted in Syria's Aazaz and Lebanese officials have confirmed his remarks.  ...

In the northern city of Raqqa, the condemned – some civilians, some soldiers, shabiha or alleged Assad collaborators – are brought blindfolded and handcuffed to the city square to be shot in the head in public.  Once celebrated as one of Syria’s first fully liberated cities, Raqqa,...

Journalists in Syria have been killed by snipers, accused of spying, and kidnapped by gunmen, and with the threats growing, many say the conflict is now too dangerous to cover. The risks have increased the challenge of reporting from the country, which was already difficult because of...