Hundreds of men who took up arms against President Bashar al-Assad are defecting back to the government side, The Daily Telegraph has learnt. Disillusioned by the Islamist twist that the "revolution" in  Syria  has taken, exhausted after more than two years of conflict...

Arab Islamists and Kurdish militants, two of the most controversial armed groups in Syria’s civil war, for the past week have been battling each other for control of key towns close to the Turkish border after the Kurds announced a plan to declare local autonomy. The United States views...

 Lebanese government imposed new entry controls on Syrians on Tuesday and said it would begin shutting down unlicensed businesses as refugees continue to pour into the country. As of July 22, the UN says over 633,000 Syrians escaping their war-torn country have crossed into Lebanon....

Assad militias intend to expel Sunnis, who live in the rich areas of Homs in order to control their areas. ''It's not a sectarian cleanse this time, it's a cleanse of interests and greed.'' Activist said to Eqtsad, newspaper affiliated to Zaman Alwasl. The systematic arrests...