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Reports: ISIL makes gains in central Syria

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has seized more territory in the central province of Homs amid intense clashes with government forces, Syrian activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Wednesday's fighting killed at least 28 government troops and...

Opinion: Assad's last battle

The long-planned spring battle of Qalamoun - between Hezbollah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces on one hand, and Syrian rebels on the other hand - started last weekend. Though the Assad regime and Hezbollah are striving for a victory to regain momentum, it will be a lengthy and...