In better times, Idlib Province in northwestern Syria was a major production center for olives, cotton, fruits and textiles. But since the early days of the bloody conflict in Syria, it has been a rebel stronghold and the scene of heavy fighting. Civilians fled the carnage...

The official Twitter page of the U.S. Embassy in Damascus posted a photo gathered leaders from the Syrian opposition between them the chairman of rebels' Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Salim Idriss with Mr. Robert Ford the U.S. ambassador to Damascus was took in Istanbul ....

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 balance shifted toward Islamists because we didn't support the rebels enough. And now, the U.S. is even less willing to support the rebels. The announcement of a new  Islamist "alliance  " in Syria—bringing together the largest and most influential rebel factions—is...