Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 23:41
A Syrian monitoring group said today it has documented the deaths of 41 Palestinian refugees in besieged Yarmuk camp as a result of food and medical shortages, including women and children.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 20:51
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer arrived in Damascus Friday to seek broader humanitarian aid access to besieged areas in the strife-torn country.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 17:08
Nearly 500 people, among them 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fierce fighting pitting Syrian rebels against the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a monitoring group said Friday.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:48
For weeks, American officials have lobbied to exclude Iran from the Geneva talks on the Syrian conflict in late January.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 00:16
An al Qaeda affiliate based in Iraq and Syria has vowed to crush opposition groups it has been confronting in the worst outbreak of infighting among rebels.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 00:52
Iran on Monday appeared to rule out participation in Syrian peace talks later this month, dismissing a US suggestion that it could be involved "from the sidelines" as not respecting its dignity.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:15
Rebels battling jihadists in northern Syria have killed or captured scores of the militants loyal to an al Qaeda affiliate in two days of fighting, a watchdog said on Saturday.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 18:14
An influential bloc within the Western-backed Syrian opposition is expected to vote on Saturday against participating in talks aimed at ending the nearly three-year conflict, members said.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 17:32
A newly formed Syrian rebel alliance has declared war on the powerful al Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and joined other opposition groups in battling the extremists.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 09:48
Internet calling and messaging service Skype said that user data is safe after the Syrian Electronic Army momentarily took control of the company`s Twitter feed and Facebook page.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 4, 2014, 00:26
Five staffers from Doctors without Borders (MSF) have been taken from a house in northern Syria by an unknown group, the medical humanitarian group said on Friday.
Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 23:31
Syrian rebels in opposition-held areas were engaged in fierce battles with al Qaeda-linked elements Friday in what activists say is growing resistance to the jihadists` brutal grip in many places.
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