Syria’s top opposition commander lashed out at British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, accusing him of betrayal after he scrapped plans to arm rebel fighters. In an interview with Britain’s Daily Telegraph, head of the Free Syrian Army General Salim Idriss,...

  The United Nations' special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks yesterday, as concern mounts over the rising child death toll in the country's bloody two-year conflict. Six children were among 29 people killed in a devastating army bombardment of five...

The prime minister's wife met some of those caught up in the two-year conflict during a visit to a refugee camp in neighbouring Lebanon in March. Citing senior government sources,  The Times reported she had since pushed for a bolder humanitarian response. But Downing Street said...

Israel used a Turkish military base to launch one of its recent airstrikes against Syria from the sea, a reliable source told 'Russia Today'.  Israel has been under scrutiny since last week, when it was reported to be responsible for a July 5 depot attack in Latakia. News that Turkey...