Iran  and  Russia  have used their influence on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to get visas for U.N. aid workers and improve access for convoys in  Syria , but much remains to be done, senior European officials told Reuters on Thursday. U.S....

Abu Fadhl al-Abbas, Shiite militant group, opened fire Wednesday on civilians who were fleeing Eastern Ghouta to Beit Sahm, south Damascus, killing at least 30 people, local activists said. The small town mediation committee was preparing to rescue tens of families...

Since year ago, al-Qaeda main branch in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, had kidnapped 18 Syrian civilians from Durze community in al-Thaala village near Umm Walad in Daraa, despite the fact that the inhabitants of this village played an important role in providing aid and relief to Daraa...

  The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution on Wednesday expressing outrage at “widespread and systematic gross violations” by Syrian authorities, the Associated Press reported.   The resolution, initiated by Saudi Arabia on behalf of dozens of states...