The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has freed Mustafa Abdullah, commander of Sokour al-Islam brigades (Islam's Hawks) in Atimah after six days of detention, special sources told Zaman Alwasl.   The ISIL took control of the town of Atimah on the border with Turkey...

The UN has said that there has been no confirmation on any invitees for the international conference on Syria, scheduled to begin in Geneva in January. In response to a question at a daily news briefing here, Martin Nesirky, the UN spokesperson, said Tuesday that he could not confirm...

The UN and Arab's special envoy to Syria demanded a wide representation from the Syrian opposition in Geneva Peace Conference, January 22, 2014, according to Zaman Alwasl’s sources.   The source said that  Lakhdar Brahimi  had informed the key...

Jabhat al-Nusra, al-Qaeda main branch in Syria in a statement issued Tuesday confirmed capturing Syria's largest oilfield four days ago, cutting off President Bashar al-Assad's access to almost all local crude reserves, activists said. The loss of the al-Omar oil field in the...