The number of Syrian refugees in neighboring countries has passed 4 million, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Thursday, adding that the total was on course to reach 4.27 million by the end of 2015. "This is the biggest refugee population from a single conflict in a generation. It is a...

Ahrar al-Sham Islamic movement on Tuesday has seized control of two checkpoint in Zabadani region, an advance came as Syrian regime army and its allied Hezbollah militia waging a major offensive on the border city with Lebanon started on Saturday. In statement posted online, Ahrar al-Sham said...

The barren mountains separating the Lebanese village of Qaa from Syria have helped shield it from the war raging next door, yet fears of missile attacks, abductions and incursions have persisted since the conflict erupted more than four years ago. In recent weeks, residents of...

The Syrian regime army and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters said on Sunday they had entered the rebel-held city of Zabadani on the second day of a major offensive to capture the border area around the Beirut-Damascus highway, Reuters reported . The regime army, backed by Hezbollah...