A group linked to al Qaeda, emboldened by its recent victory over rival rebels in Syria, has imposed sweeping restrictions on personal freedoms in the northern province of Raqqa as it seeks to consolidate control over the region. Reuters obtained copies of four statements...
Key rebel group the Islamic Front said that the state of Iraq and The Levant (ISIL) carried the responsibility of Bab al-Hawa’s double bombing Monday. Two car bombs exploded Monday afternoon on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing...
Two car bombs exploded Monday afternoon on the Syrian side of the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Syria and Turkey. The border crossing is under control of the Islamic Front, activists accused the state of Iraq and The Levant of the car bombs as a response to the...
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told AFP in an exclusive interview Sunday there is a "significant" chance he will seek a new term this year, and dismissed the prospect of an opposition premier. Speaking at the presidential palace in Damascus, days before the beginning of the Geneva...
