Syria Rebels

Syria rebel commanders reject leadership shakeup

The former leader of the Western-backed Syrian opposition's military wing on Wednesday rejected his recent dismissal, and along with more than a dozen senior insurgent commanders severed ties with the political opposition-in-exile, further fragmenting the notoriously divided rebel movement.

Confident that Syria opposition groups will attend peace talks: Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he was confident that Syrian opposition groups would attend peace talks in Switzerland later this month.

Syrian forces kill dozens of rebels in Homs

Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed dozens of rebel fighters who tried to break an army siege of the central city of Homs, state media and a monitoring group said.

Syria violence: Assad's troops kill 27 rebels

The Syrian troops on Monday killed 27 rebels in the northwestern province of Idlib, as part of a series of "precise" operations by the army against rebel positions in Idlib and Aleppo provinces, media reported.

Syria violence: Top rebel leader dies of bomb injuries

A prominent Syrian rebel leader has died from wounds suffered in an air raid on the city of Aleppo, in a blow to the armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, activists said on Monday.

Syria violence: Rebels caught in war with al-Qaeda, says US

Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria's northern and eastern borders, a senior US State Department official said on Tuesday.

Syria Opposition ready to attend UN's Geneva conference

The president of the opposition Syrian Coalition, Ahmad Jarba, said the group would attend a proposed Geneva conference to end two and a half years of conflict in Syria if it aims to establish a transitional government with full powers.

Syria rebels will get military aid from Obama govt

US President Barack Obama on Monday released an executive order to officially authorise "non-lethal military aid" to the Syrian opposition in order to prevent the use and proliferation of chemical weapons, Xinhua reported

Syria rebel group rejects Russia proposal on chemical weapons

A Western-backed Syrian rebel leadership council has rejected a Russian proposal to place Syria's chemical weapons under international control, the group said in a video statement.

UN human rights coordinator reaches Syria

The UN's top humanitarian affairs coordinator arrived in the Syrian capital on Thursday, reports Xinhua.