The Supreme Military Council has dismissed General Salim Idriss and his deputy. Idriss, who defected from the Syrian Army in July 2012 and was elected head of the SMC five months later, has been succeeded by Brigadier Abdel-Ilah al-Bashir....
A well-informed source reported to Zaman Alwasl that Col. Abdel Jabbar Al Aqidi will be the top military figure for the opposition in coming period, according to European and Saudi will in particular. Al Aqidi has a good reputation within the armed opposition and...
Interim Defence Minister of the opposition government has retracted his resignation due to Turkish and American pressure, well-informed source told Zaman Alwasl. The source, based in Istanbul, said Dr. Asaad Mustafa has been subjected to an intense pressure since he...
President Barack Obama said on Friday he is considering new ways to pressure the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as he pledged fresh U.S. assistance to Jordan's King Abdullah, whose country is reeling from the Syrian civil war. Obama and Abdullah held...
