Saudi Arabia and Iran are among more than 30 countries invited to attend the Geneva 2 peace conference amid expectations that the Jan. 22 event would end the three-year-old Syrian tragedy that has killed more than 120,000 people and displaced millions. Saudi political analyst Jamal...
Chemical weapons have been used at least five times during the Syrian conflict and in some cases children and civilians have been slaughtered, according to a UN report released Thursday. The report cites "credible evidence" and "evidence consistent with the probable use of chemical...
The prominent Free Syrian Army commander captain. Ammar al-Wawi has been missed near Turkish border, Ababeel brigade announced yesterday. Capt. Al-Wawi and his 3 accompaniers were heading Syrian rebel-held areas near Bab al-Hawa from the Turkish side 3 days ago before...
The United States is concerned about troubles facing Syria's Western-backed opposition but it will keep supporting Free Syrian Army leader General Salim Idris and the moderate opposition, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Thursday. The United States and Britain suspended...
Islamist rebels killed at least 15 civilians from the minority Alawite and Druze sects in the central Syrian city of Adra on Wednesday and Thursday, the pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. One other victim was a pro-government fighter, said the British-based...
Syria's Western-backed opposition said on Thursday it had invited Islamist fighters to secure its depots on the Turkish frontier after an attack by al Qaeda militants. The United States and Britain suspended non-lethal aid to northern Syria after reports that Islamic Front forces had...
Chairman of FSA Joint Chiefs of Staff denied to Zaman Alwasl claims of fleeing Syria to Qatar or any place as the American Wall Street Journal reported. ''Such rumors intended to weaken the morale of Free Syrian Army fighters,'' Gen. Salim...
The ongoing struggle within the ranks of Syria’s rebels escalated this week as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) accused the newly formed Islamic Front of carrying out a raid on its bases and warehouses near the Turkish border. In exclusive comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, a senior...
Major international news organizations sent a letter to the leadership of the armed opposition in Syria Wednesday, calling for urgent action against rebel groups increasingly targeting journalists for kidnappings. The letter, signed by 13 news organizations including The Associated...
Syrian activists reported 12-month-old baby has died in Homs province due to the snow storm. A heart-breaking footage has been circulated on the internet showed an infant who passed away in the embattled city of al-Rastan, ...
Islam Army, key rebel group, denied the accusations of kidnapping the prominent activist Razan Zaitouneh from the rebel-held Douma Tuesday. Opposition Coalition member, Rima Flaihan, in a letter submitted to the coalition members has accused Islam Army leader...
An online forum that frequently features statements from jihadists has called on an Al-Qaeda-linked militant group to free two Spanish journalists who were kidnapped in September in Syria. The Honein jihadist forum urged "our brothers the mujahedeen (holy warriors) in the...
Opposition coalition member Rima Flaihan has accused Islam Army leader of kidnapping Razan Zaitouneh in a letter submitted to the coalition members, Zaman Alwasl source said. The prominent Syrian human rights lawyer who went into hiding for her widely publicized work on...
Syria's government on Wednesday slammed the Gulf Cooperation Council for interfering in the country's conflict and condemned the bloc for what it called "inflammatory rhetoric". The foreign ministry statement came after the GCC called for the withdrawal of foreign forces taking part in...
Tens of people in the Rebel-held areas of Aleppo protested yesterday against the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, demanding release of detainees and media activists, Zaman Alwasl reporter said. Besides the Syrian detainees, foreign aid workers and...
Gulf states called Wednesday for the withdrawal of "all foreign forces" from Syria, where Iran-backed Shiite militias from Iraq and Lebanon are supporting regime troops against Sunni-led rebels and foreign fighters. The Gulf Cooperation Council "strongly condemned the continued genocide that...
Thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps in Lebanon were weathering a winter storm on Wednesday that brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures to the country. In northern Arsal, just across the border from Syria, layers of snow sat atop flimsy shelters housing tens of...
As the first flakes of snow fell on the already frozen ground of southern Turkey Tuesday night, refugee agencies and activists were scrambling to finish preparations ahead of the initial storm of a season that could further devastate refugees from Syria's ongoing civil war. A winter...
The United States has suspended all non-lethal assistance into northern Syria after Islamic Front forces seized headquarters and warehouses belonging to the opposition's Supreme Military Council (SMC), a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Ankara said. Fighters from the Islamic Front, a...
Radical Islamic group state of Iraq and The Levant took control of the town of Maskenh near Aleppo city after fierce clashes with Ahrar al-Sham movement, activists said. The Islamic movement is mobilizing its units to retaliate the ISIL offensive and retake the city, sources...
