Syrian rebels, frustrated by the West’s reluctance to provide arms, have found a supplier in an unlikely source: Sudan, a country that has been under international arms embargoes and maintains close ties with a stalwart backer of the Syrian government, Iran. In deals that have not been...

Syria 's regime  is trying to tap frozen funds in foreign bank accounts to step up purchases of food  stocks  including wheat, as civil war and a deepening humanitarian crisis push President Bashar al-Assad to seek new ways to feed his people, Reuters reported ....

   Ar Raqqa local activists have accused militants of 'The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham' of a secret truce with the Assad forces in the Syrian north east province. Source of the ISIS said that our main mission is to protect the City from any offensive...

The Syrian colonel is still astounded. He was directing operations from the second floor of building when he heard gunfire -- rebels had penetrated his headquarters via an underground tunnel. "One floor closer and I wouldn't be here to describe the attack," he said. The rebels killed 12...