The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has freed Mustafa Abdullah, commander of Sokour al-Islam brigades (Islam's Hawks) in Atimah after six days of detention, special sources told Zaman Alwasl.   The ISIL took control of the town of Atimah on the border with Turkey...

Women refugees who escaped Syria's conflict to find sanctuary in neighbouring Lebanon have been sexually harassed by employers, landlords and an employee of a local aid group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The organisation said it interviewed a dozen women who described being...

In special interview with Zaman Alwasl, the leader of the Eastern front in the Free Syrian Army has complained lack of arms and ammunition in the battlefields. Lieutenant colonel Mohamed Aboud stated that the arms in Deir Ez-Zour does not cover more than 10% of the...

The head of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) said on Tuesday that rebel forces loyal to him would not join a planned peace conference in Switzerland in January and would continue their fight to topple President Bashar al-Assad throughout the talks. General Salim Idriss's rejection highlights...