Iran is boosting its support for President Bashar al-Assad, sending top military advisers to Damascus to gather intelligence and train Syrian troops, sources with knowledge of the movements have said. The increase in assistance from Syria's long standing ally reportedly coincided...

Almost three years into Syria’s civil war, civilians are still being targeted by all sides, and aid efforts continue to be prevented and undermined. This was the assessment delivered today by UN Deputy Humanitarian Chief,  Ms. Kyung-wha Kang  in a statement to the UN General...

Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah warned on Wednesday it will respond to Israel’s Monday night air strike. "We will retaliate for this Israeli aggression, and the resistance will choose the appropriate time and place as well as appropriate means to respond,” the militant Shiite...

The State of Iraq and al-Sham commander in Homs has been killed on Tuesday; both Assad’s forces and rebel fighters claimed his killing. “During clashes which took place between two militant groups in al-Rastan town in Homs province Abu al-Qaqa al-Tunisi was killed,” a...