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Islamic extremists beheaded a man over claims 'he is Shia'

The Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant released a grisly video of two jihadists in Aleppo holding up the head of a man (Pictured L) they said was an Iraqi Shiite who had been fighting for the regime. The British-based Syrian Human Rights Observatory said the decapitated...

Assad army advances as jihadists call to arms in Aleppo

The Syrian army advanced Wednesday on the Islamist-held northern village of Tal Hassel, a monitor said, as jihadist rebels in nearby Aleppo called for mass mobilisation to counter the offensive. Fighting raged at Tal Hassel, located about 12 kilometres (seven miles) from Aleppo, the...

Assad army seeks to reopen Aleppo airport: military

The Syrian army has secured most of the area around Aleppo International Airport and could reopen the facility which fighting has kept closed for nearly a year, a military source said Monday. "All of the area southeast of the airport is in the hands of the army," the source told AFP,...