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Syria accused of using chlorine gas on ISIL

The Syrian government has been accused of using chlorine gas against the Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the latest allegations of chemical weapons use in the country's bitter conflict. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday that ISIL...

Syrian opposition leader slams UN for halting food aid

(Anadolu News Agency)- A top Syrian opposition leader slammed Friday the decision of the UN to suspend food aid to nearly two million Syrian refugees. The UN announced on Dec. 1 that it was suspending its food assistance voucher program that helped feed around 1.7...

Back from jihad, Jordanians pick up their lives

MAAN, Jordan (AP) — The three young Jordanians didn't start out as extremists. They grew up in mainstream Muslim families. But they grew increasingly angry at what they felt were Western injustices against Muslims — and decided to join the jihad in Syria and Yemen. Now they...

Islamic State fighters seize parts of Deir Al Zor air base

(Reuters) - A Syrian military source said on Saturday that government forces had repelled an attack by Islamic State militants on an air base in the eastern province of Deir al-Zor, one of the last remaining government stronghold in eastern Syria . The Britain-based Syrian...