The main Syrian opposition group within the Syrian National Coalition said Sunday it would not attend a proposed peace conference in Geneva and would quit if the whole coalition participated. “The Syrian National Council, which is the biggest bloc in the Coalition, has taken the firm...

A Rebel brigade that controls Bustan al-Qaser, the main crossing between rebel-held areas and regime-held ones, has declared the withdrawal from the area after mounting complaints by people regarding abuses by rebels. Ahrar Syria brigade cited in statement issued by its...

Russian President praises Syrian cooperation with chemical weapon removal, proposes other countries' participation Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Syria was "very actively" cooperating with international chemical weapons inspectors and suggested Indonesia join...

 The U.N. secretary-general recommended Monday that approximately 100 people from the United Nations and the world's chemical weapons watchdog agency be part of an unprecedented and dangerous joint mission to eliminate Syria's poison gas stockpile. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in...