The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim organization that it accused of supporting "terrorism globally with its donations." Police raided buildings associated with Ansaar International in 10 German states, the German Interior Ministry said in a statement. The ministry alleged the...

Recent weeks have seen a crescendo of rumors claiming that local, regional, and international support is growing to establish a Syrian Transitional Military Council (TMC). It would allegedly be led by defected Brigadier General Manaf Tlass, whose mandate would be to midwife the war-ravaged...

The Syrian activist Tamer Al-Turkmani has recorded 183 massacres committed by the Syrian regime and key allies in April of every year since the Syrian revolution erupted in 2011.   The death toll topped  2,661, including 582 children and 358 women.   The massacres...

Russian jets struck two rebel-held bastions in northwest Hama and Aleppo provinces, activists said Thursday. The aerial strikes have pounded  the outposts of the Turkish-backed  National Army in  the town of Al-Ziyara in Al-Ghab Plain west of Hama and the town...