The civil war in  Syria  is widening a rift between top Shi'ite Muslim clergy in Iraq and  Iran who have taken opposing stands on whether or not to send followers into combat on President Bashar al-Assad's side. Competition for leadership of the Shi'ite community...

  Assad regime forces have committed 3 massacres on Sunday, killing 38 people and tens wounded.  The f irst massacre happened in the northwestern province of Idlib, in Ariha town, on Sunday killing 13 people, a monitoring group said.   "Thirteen people were...

  The strategy escalates the disagreement between the leaders of Shabiha “pro-regime militia” "Terror Balance” is the most suitable description for the new strategy in fighting the Free Syrian Army (FSA) adopt against the Regime forces and Hozbullah militia, according to our...

Kurdish rebels freed Abu Musa, the local commander of al-Qaeda-linked group in Tel Abyad near Syria's northern border, Reuters reported.   Abu Musa, the local commander of a Syrian rebel group affiliated to al-Qaeda, was freed on Sunday after being held by Kurdish forces during a...