The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a Syria-based Islamist militant group, has imposed strict rules in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah, after gaining complete control in the beginning of this year. Rules established by ISIS in a statement released by the group last year...

It was cold and dark in the psychiatrist's office in downtown Damascus. The electricity had just gone out, a regular occurrence these days in the Syrian capital, and he wore a jacket and scarf for warmth. Patients used the light from their mobile phones to climb a narrow staircase up...

   Syrian rebels have ambushed forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad near the rebel-held Yabrud, leaving 75 dead, pro-opposition activists said on Tuesday. Qalamoun Media Center said more than 350 soldiers, mostly from Republican Guards, have been killed since...

Syrian helicopters dropped explosives-packed barrels near rebel-held Yabrud on Tuesday, a monitoring group said, nearly three weeks into a major offensive targeting the strategic town near the Lebanese border. The strikes come a day after at least 15 rebels were killed fighting in the...