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Syria rebel infighting kills 45 fighters in 2 days

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say rebel infighting in Syria has killed 45 opposition fighters over the past two days. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the fighting flared up in eastern Deir el-Zour province on Sunday and continued into Monday. The...

Activists claim regime forces across Syria kill 40

ALEPPO (The Daily Star)- At least 40 people, including women and children, were killed during operations allegedly carried out across Syria Sunday by forces loyal to the regime of President Bashar Assad, according to opposition activists. Air and land operations involving heavy...

As civil war rages, Syrians vote for president

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Against a backdrop of civil war, tens of thousands of Syrians voted in government-controlled cities and towns Tuesday to give President Bashar Assad a new seven-year mandate, with some even marking the ballots with their own blood. The carefully...