Syrian regime forces took control of half of Handarat village north of Aleppo on Wednesday, as fighting is still raging in and around the village, Zaman al-Wasl reporter say, denying reports of taking full control of the strategic village. Bashar...

The death toll in the world's most brutal conflicts climbed by more than 28 percent last year from 2013 with bloodshed in Syria worse than all others for the second year running, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Project for the Study of the 21st Century think...

(Reuters) - The United States lost contact with an unarmed Predator drone over Syria on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, stopping short of confirming the plane was taken down by Syrian air defenses, as reported by Syrian state media. "At this time, we have no information to...

(Reporting by Abu Abdullah al-Hourani; Translation by Yusra Ahmed) Free Syrian Army arrested number of its fighters during a defection attempt in Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus to join regime forces last Saturday, rebel source said. Abu Abdul...