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Local Emir of Jabhat al-Nusra, killed in Homs

Local Emir of Jabhat al-Nusra, an Iraqi, was killed by clashes with regime forces, activists in the town of al-Sekhna, east Reef Homs, reported to the London-based Human Rights observatory. The Regime forces have been able to retake the town after clashes begun with al-Nusra...

Syria’s Women Face Violence, ‘Survival Sex’ Abroad

Fleeing the civil war in their home country, Syria’s female refugees are struggling with domestic violence and being exploited and harassed for sex by aid workers and strangers alike. Jamie Dettmer reports from Lebanon. They have escaped one war only to find themselves as casualties and...

UN Chemical Weapons Experts in Syria

A senior United Nations team tasked with investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war began a mission to Damascus Wednesday, trying to hammer out with Syrian officials the terms for their investigation. It is the first such trip by international experts, and the...