(AP)- Before she began working as a hairdresser, poverty forced Syrian Umm Mahmoud to seek donations for food and rent money to survive as a refugee in Lebanon. Often men suggested she have sex with them to show her gratitude, the 32-year-old said. Her experiences echo among Syrian...

(Reuters) - Only four percent of   Syria ns believe Islamic State insurgents, who have captured large swathes of Syria and Iraq, represent their interests, according to research conducted by a British polling group published on Wednesday. The survey, conducted by Opinion...

  (Zaman Alwasl)- Opposition activists say Daoud brigade fighters have evacuated their stronghold in Sarmeen in Idlib to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Raqa province as ISIS declared an Islamic caliphate, days ago. In January, Daoud brigade pledged...

  (Reporting by George Hadad; Translation by Dani Murad) An intelligence source close to the rebels has informed Zaman Alwasl that the Lebanese authorities arrested on 27/8/2014, an intelligence cell of 4 Syrians affiliated with the Syrian...