Syrian Rebels

6,900 Syrian civilians evacuated from besieged Fuaa, Kafraya towns; govt to release 1,500 rebel prisoners in exchange

The Syrian government has evacuated 6,900 civilians from the rebel-held towns Fuaa and Kafraya, in exchange for the relesase of 1,500 rebel prisoners

Syrian conflict: Air strike launched by Russia kills five, damages two hospitals in rebel-held parts of Daraa

Russian air strikes on Syria's Daraa killed five and demolished two hospitals. Russia attacked after brokering a year-long ceasefire deal

Syria: Clashes between rebels and US-backed Kurdish fighters kill 11 in Aleppo province

Nearly a dozen Syrian rebels have been killed in hit-and-run clashes with a US-backed alliance dominated by Kurdish forces in the country's north, a monitoring group said on Tuesday.

Syria: Russian embassy compound in Damascus hit by shelling as security forces pound rebel-held areas

Shells hit the Syrian capital of Damascus wounding seven while two of the projectiles hit the Russian embassy and a nearby area causing material damage

Syria: Fierce clashes in Damascus after surprise assault from rebels

Beirut: Heavy clashes rocked eastern districts of the Syrian capital on Sunday after rebels and jihadists launched a surprise assault on regime forces there, a monitor and state television said.

Syria: 21 civilians 'executed' by rebels in Aleppo, say authorities

Syria authorities have accused rebel fighters of executing 21 civilians, including women and children, at close range as they quit second city Aleppo last week, state media reported.

Aleppo crisis: No tears are being shed for survivors, not in India anyway

“And what is Aleppo?” That fateful answer, to a TV anchor’s query “What would you do, if you were elected, about Aleppo,” is said to have sunk whatever chances Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson had of being taken seriously as a contender for the US Presidency.

Russia says its air force helped Syrian troops repulse Islamic State attack on Palmyra

Russia says its air force has helped Syrian troops repulse an Islamic State attack on the historic town of Palmyra.

Syrian family, pupils among dozens killed in Aleppo attacks

Hundreds of people have been killed since Tuesday in a concerted push by the government and its allies to quash resistance in the rebel-held eastern part of Aleppo to reestablish control over Syria's biggest pre-war city

UN Syria envoy makes impassioned appeal to Al-Qaida to leave Aleppo

"In maximum two months, two and half months the city of eastern Aleppo may be totally destroyed", Staffan de Mistura told reporters in Geneva.