Militant Islamist rebels in Syria linked to al-Qaeda have asked for "understanding and forgiveness" for cutting off and putting on display the wrong man's head. In a public appearance filmed and posted online,...
North Korea has denied it is sending military aid to the Syrian government, one of its few close allies, in its battle against rebel forces after media reports said Pyongyang had sent advisers and helicopter pilots. "Some foreign media are floating misinformation...
Long-proposed peace talks on Syria’s civil war will reportedly begin on Dec. 12, according to AFP. Citing the Syrian newspaper Al-Watan, which credited diplomats in Paris, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius that the date would be...
Satellite photos have confirmed that a target attacked two weeks ago near the Syrian port of Latakia was a battery of advanced anti-aircraft missiles, according to the Israeli magazine, Israel Defense. The battery was in the process of upgrading that would have made...
