The new president of the opposition Syrian National Coalition said on Sunday he expected advanced weapons supplied by  Saudi Arabia  to reach rebel fighters soon and change their military situation, which he described as weak. Ahmad Jarba, who has close links to ...

The Syrian opposition has offered Assad's forces a truce for the duration of the holy month of Ramadan to stop fighting in the besieged city of Homs, Reuters reports citing Syrian National Coalition chief Ahmad Jarba. In his first interview to the news agency since the vote, Jabra also said...

Two members of a German aid group who went missing in Syria are alive and well, and on their way home, the Foreign Ministry has announced. The fate of a missing third person is unknown. The Grünhelme (Green Helmets) aid organization said last weekend that three of its members were missing...

It sounded like the most far-fetched propaganda claim - a Syrian rebel commander who cut out the heart of a fallen enemy soldier, and ate it before a cheering crowd of his men. The story turned out to be true in its most important aspect - a ritual demonstration of cannibalism - though...