Key Islamic rebel groups in Syria have appealed to the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and The Levant to solve a dispute over gasfield in Deir Zour province. Ahrar al-Sham, Islam Army, Jabhat al-Nusrah and the Shariah Authority in a statement issued today asked Abu...

Syrian activists posted online  footage  of anew chemical weapons attack Thursday, September 28 by Bashar al-Assad army on the suburb of Jobar near Damascus. ''At 4:00 a.m. this morning 8 cases of suffocation with some form of toxic gas were registered in the...

Irish troops serving on the  United Nations  (UN) mission in  Syria  have come under fire from anti government armed forces, with a number of their vehicles damaged in a morning ambush but no serious injuries reported. It is the first time Irish troops have been...

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...