Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have recaptured a Christian town on the main highway north of the capital, the army said, putting them back on the offensive in the strategic region near the Lebanese border. Assad's forces have made advances in recent months and are...

British al-Qaeda members are using Twitter and other social media to advertise their “five star” jihad in Syria, and to keep diaries and blogs of their experiences there The rush of foreign jihadists to  Syria   from Britain, the United States, and other parts of...

Since 2011, large numbers of European Muslims have gone to Syria to fight with the rebels. But exactly how many are they, and which countries are providing most of the fighters? The question matters because some of these foreign fighters may return to perpetrate attacks in the West, and Western...

Dramatic video appears to capture the moment a shell lands near a group of children on the outskirts of Damascus. Despite the proximity of the explosion all the children survive and are seen later in the video smiling and talking about the near miss. It is estimated over 7,000...