The United States is opposed to the supply of shoulder-fired missiles, capable of taking down warplanes, to rebel forces in  Syria , a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday. The official, traveling with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in ...

   The implications of Salim Idriss’s dismissal remain unclear on the battle ground amid mutual accusations of treason between rebel commanders themselves who divided between a supporter to the ousted Syria’s opposition Supreme Military Council leader and...

    Saudi Arabia has  agreed to provide rebels there with more sophisticated weaponry, including shoulder-fired missiles that can take down jets, according to Western and Arab diplomats and opposition figures, The Wall Street Journal reports. Saudi Arabia...

Plane crashes in mountainous area in eastern Oum El Bouaghi province killing at least 99 people, local radio reports. A military transport plane has crashed in eastern Algeria, killing at least 99 people, Algerian radio has announced. The C-130 Hercules aircraft, which...