Syrian National Coalition appeals to UN and West to protect civilians in rebel-held areas being shelled by Assad forces. Syria's main opposition bloc has urged the international community to take action to protect civilians in the embattled city of Homs. The Syrian National...

A powerful car bomb rocked a district of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, injuring several members of the security forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday . " A large explosion apparently caused by an explosive device placed inside...

  At least 14 people were killed in army shelling on a rebel village near the Syrian capital on Tuesday, as violence raged in flashpoint areas of Damascus and in the central city of Homs, a watchdog said. The shelling comes a day after a powerful car bomb rocked the...

    Islamist rebels in Syria's northern city of Aleppo issued an order on Monday banning women from dressing in what it considered provocative styles, angering some locals who accuse the group of overstepping its powers.   The Islamic law council of Aleppo's...