Now that it seems unlikely the U.S. will hit Syria militarily, the rebels need a new strategy. Jamie Dettmer reports on the tough odds facing the opposition. President Obama’s acceptance of a Russian-brokered proposal to strip Syrian president Bashar al-Assad of his...

  Lacking the example of local independent or uncensored media, it would be easy for Syria’s citizen journalists to play an activist role, especially when reporting on human rights abuses in their own country. Instead, they’re embracing the values of accuracy and unbiased reporting...

The numerous militias in Syria have gone from ill-organized neighborhood watch groups to a coherent paramilitary organization. At age 70, Ahmad Saidi took up arms after the slaying of his son, a father of five who was killed when a remote-controlled bomb blew up his car. A neighbor...

  Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says woman and two children among victims of soldiers and pro-government militia Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 15 people in a Sunni Muslim village north-west of the city of Hama....