The Supreme Military Council has dismissed General Salim Idriss and his deputy. Idriss, who defected from the Syrian Army in July 2012 and was elected head of the SMC five months later, has been succeeded by Brigadier Abdel-Ilah al-Bashir....
Ten gunmen from Syria opened fire on troops patrolling an isolated border area in the north, the Associated Press reported a Jordanian army spokesman as saying. It is the first time that Jordan publicly reports an armed attack from Syria, although there have been several smuggling...
A well-informed source reported to Zaman Alwasl that Col. Abdel Jabbar Al Aqidi will be the top military figure for the opposition in coming period, according to European and Saudi will in particular. Al Aqidi has a good reputation within the armed opposition and...
Thousands of people have fled a rebel-held town in Syria after it was bombed and shelled in an operation that has prompted fears of a major assault by ground troops, the United Nations said on Friday. The fighting came as peace talks in Geneva neared the end...
