ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri- Their guns propped up on a mattress nearby, Tarek Muhrem and his fellow Syrian rebel fighters plop down on their couch along Aleppo city's front lines for an evening of...
UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES, Carole Landry- Five countries in the UN Security Council are working on a new draft resolution demanding a halt to attacks on hospitals and medical facilities in Syria,...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Thomas Watkins- Top NATO General Philip Breedlove warned US lawmakers Tuesday that Russia is helping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turn the refugee crisis into a...
AMMAN, JORDAN- At least five people were killed in clashes Tuesday between Jordanian forces and suspected jihadists in a northern city near the Syrian border, security sources said. The fighting,...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The US State Department said Tuesday there has been no significant violation of the fragile ceasefire in Syria in the past 24 hours, but a spokesman noted "nobody's doing...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State has executed eight Dutch members of the jihadist group, whom it accused of trying to desert, activists said Monday. "Daesh (IS) executed eight Dutch fighters on...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Rim Haddad with Rana Moussaoui in Beirut- Aid workers on Monday made the first delivery of desperately needed assistance since the start of Syria's fragile ceasefire, as an...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA, Maher al-Mounes with Karam al-Masri in Aleppo- Key players in Syria's war traded accusations Sunday over violations of the first major ceasefire in the five-year conflict, but the...
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Saudi Arabia on Friday extended sanctions on Hezbollah, in its latest action against the powerful Lebanon-based Shiite militant group fighting in support of Syria's regime. The...
DAMASCUS, SYRIA- International Committee of the Red Cross chief Peter Maurer said in Damascus on Friday he had asked the Syrian authorities to allow ICRC visits to more detention centres. "For the...
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