The United Nations on Monday revealed what it called "chilling" details of a sarin gas attack in Syria, leaving the major powers to battle over who was responsible. UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria as "a war crime" as the country's conflict again spilled...

  Rebels executed a man and woman, who were convicted of cooperating with Bashar al-Assad's regime through planting electronic chips which used to identify sites (GPS) by the Syrian warplanes in rebels-held areas of the city.   The death penalty issued by...

Footage has surfaced on the internet that gives the first tangible indication of Iran's involvement in the fighting in Syria on the side of the government forces, reports BBC Persian's Kasra Naji. Information that can be gleaned from the footage indicates that the Iranian fighters are part...

  National Kurdish Council joined the opposition National Coalition after  months  deliberations . Coalition members have voted YES to join the main stream Kurdish opposition in Istanbul by 52 out of 80 attended the vote on joining the Council, with 25...