President Obama has not ruled out a limited strike against Syria, despite rising congressional reluctance and the refusal by Great Britain’s Parliament to be part of a military engagement, administration officials told congressional leaders Thursday. “The officials made clear that the...

French President Francois Hollande said a British parliamentary vote against taking military action in  Syria  would not affect France's will to act to punish Bashar al-Assad's government for an apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians. Hollande told the daily Le Monde in...

    Fears of sectarian revenge have raised among people of rebel-held areas in Latakia province, especially the Sunni villages like Slama, al-Heffa and other villages with Turkman minorities.  Assad's army has taken full control on all rebel-held areas in Latakia,...

More than two years into Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad is settling his bills for Russian arms orders through the Russian banking system to try to shore up ties with his most powerful ally, according to a Russian arms industry source. The payments, which have increased in...