Syrian rebels and activists say they fear President Bashar al-Assad's troops could resort to wider use of chemical weapons, unless the United States follows up on its pledge of military support with firm and swift action. After months of equivocating, President  Barack...

The death toll in  Syria  reached at least 93,000 at the end of April, but the true number of victims from the violence now in its third year may be much higher, the  United Nations  human rights office said on Thursday according to Reuters. Navi Pillay, U.N....

Assad's forces didn't achieve any progress in the northern Aleppo, according to a leader in the Free Syrian Army, FSA, especially on the fronts of Kvr-Hamra and Marrat al-Arteeq in the countryside of Aleppo. ''Fierce clashes still going on through two axes, without any progress...

A rebel armed group calling itself "As-Sadiq Al Ameen" has committed what appears to be a massacre against Shia civilians in Deir Ezzor.  According to  a video that emerged  on Tuesday, the group targetted the civilians because they are Shia. Residents say the group...