n">(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has barred all American airlines from flying over Syria , saying the ongoing conflict poses a "serious potential threat." The FAA had previously warned American carriers to avoid flying over Syria . The new rule...

(Reuters) - Syrian government forces struck Islamic State positions in and around the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa, residents said on Monday, part of a growing campaign against hardline militants who control a third of the country. Raqqa is a major stronghold of the Islamic...

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hammered the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes on Sunday, targeting areas controlled by the Islamic State militant group, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human...

( New York Post )-  Robin Williams has inspired Syrian rebels fighting both the Assad government and the Islamic extremists establishing a repressive religious regime across a wide swath of Syria and Iraq. A photograph emerged Saturday showing a group in Kafranbel,...