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Former Syrian rebels flee, hide from regime conscription

After fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for six years, rebel soldier Abu Mohammed laid down his arms as part of a peace deal in his home town of Moadamiya last year. But he has now fled Syria into Turkey. His reason: the Syrian army told him to report for duty and he feared...

Syrian Kurds: 17 Indonesians who escaped IS leave Syria

A group of 17 Indonesians who had joined the Islamic State group in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa have been handed over to representatives of their country and have left Syria, a local Kurdish official and a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. According to the official, Omar Alloush, the...

Regime forces mobilize to overrun Jobar neighborhood

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces have intensified bombing on Jobar neighborhood on Wednesday seeking to take last rebel stronghold in Damascus, local activists and rebel spokesman said. Wael Alwan, spokesman for Faylaq al-Rahman, key rebel group fighting regime forces in...