Syrian government forces kept up their shelling of the town of Yabroud and the surrounding Qalamoun region over the weekend, as both sides claimed advances ahead of an expected all-out assault on the rebel-held town. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said...

Two Islamist rebel groups Sunday agreed to end the fighting between each other in Aleppo, according to a statement, seen by Zaman Alwasl. The reconciliation agreement held between Jaish Al Muhajereen wa Al Ansar, Jihadist group mostly foreign fighters led by Salah al-Din...

A well-informed source reported to Zaman Alwasl that Col. Abdel Jabbar Al Aqidi will be the top military figure for the opposition in coming period, according to European and Saudi will in particular.  Al Aqidi has a good reputation within the armed opposition and...

Rebels detonated mines in tunnels under a hotel used by the army in northern Syria's Aleppo on Friday, killing at least five soldiers, a monitoring group said. "Islamist rebels dug several tunnels under and around the Carlton hotel in Aleppo's Old City, where government...