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Stark Choice for Syrians in Rebel Areas

(The New York Times)- The lime-green buses once ferried Syrians to school, work and dates at Damascus cafes. Now they pull up at moments of defeat, when rebel fighters and civilians, besieged and bombarded, give up their territory to government forces and board the vehicles en route to an...

Syrian opposition captures strategic Aleppo village

Syrian opposition forces have captured the village of Manyan near the entrance of the New Aleppo district of the besieged city of Aleppo, opposition sources told Anadolu Agency on Monday. The move comes as part of a military operation launched last Friday by opposition factions...

Militant attack kills soldier in Sinai

(The Daily Star)- Egyptian security officials say militants have attacked the same army checkpoint in Sinai where 12 soldiers were killed earlier this month, this time leaving one soldier dead. They say the attack on Bir el-Abd took place Monday. It's about 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, east...