After the recapture of opposition-held Yabroud by the Syrian regime in March, Abu Mutassem left the rebel ranks and came back home to Lebanon - only to disappear again. He was among dozens of Lebanese  volunteers believed to have fought with the opposition-aligned...

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ANTAKYA, Turkey (Al Jazeera America)— Hala, 22, cuts a diminutive figure in her loose black abaya, a black headscarf framing her large, almond-shaped, pale blue eyes and fair skin. Eight months ago, before she married, the young Syrian woman didn’t even cover her hair. Now, she’s a...

BEIRUT (AFP)- Syrian rebels battled jihadists from the Islamic State of   Iraq   and Greater   Syria   (ISIS) near   Damascus   Monday, pressing their bid to expel them from their strongholds, an activist group said. Rebels holding positions in...