From the moment we cross the Turkish border into Syria, evidence of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria's draconian and brutal rule lingers. More than a month after the group was driven from the town of Addana, residents here drive through the streets, pointing out where...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle believed that the universe had existed for ever. The reason humanity was not more developed, he believed, was that floods or other natural disasters repeatedly set civilisation back to the beginning. Today, humans are developing ever faster. Our...

   The implications of Salim Idriss’s dismissal remain unclear on the battle ground amid mutual accusations of treason between rebel commanders themselves who divided between a supporter to the ousted Syria’s opposition Supreme Military Council leader and...

  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....