The Pentagon totally pinky-swears that this has nothing to do with Syria. It just happens to have sent 5,000 troops to neighboring Jordan to participate in a nine-day air defense, disaster relief and humanitarian assistance exercise, dubbed Eager Lion.   While the Pentagon says this...

Syrian rebels converged Monday on a military airport in Aleppo, where troops massed for a threatened assault, as the United States said it was considering "all possible options" to help the opposition. Buoyed by victory in the strategic town of Qusayr on the border with Lebanon, President...

  Syrian rebels and activists have condemned the killing of a 14-year-old boy, allegedly by al-Qaeda-linked fighters who accused him of blasphemy. Residents of the northern city of Aleppo say Mohammad Qataa was shot dead after being accused of misusing the name of the Prophet Muhammad....

  U.S. President  Barack Obama  will consider a wide range of options on  Syria  during meetings at the White House this week, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday, expressing concern over a worsening situation in Syria. "A wider range of options...