A Christian cleric was severely beaten by fighters of National Defense Forces, Pro-Syrian regime militia, in Safita city near Tartus northwest Syria last Tuesday, a monitoring group said. The Assyrian Observatory for Human Rights said that Father George Deeb Joseph, 40,...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed on Monday remarks made by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Assad should be included in negotiations to reach a political transition, saying "declarations from outside do not concern us". In a Sunday CBS interview, Kerry did not repeat...

Syrian rebels, in letter to the Syrian opposition, called for urgent reinforcements and Arms supply for fighters of  Qalamoun  mountains since Lebanese militias have gripped the bond on rebel enclaves in the strategic border territory.    Qalamoun...

Reporting by Abu Abdullah Al Hournai; Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Al-Anfal brigade, one of the Free Syrian Army's brigades have handed themselves to the Syrian regime forces in settlement to join allied militia National Defence Forces...