Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly fled the capital of Damascus after three top security officials were killed on Wednesday, as an "information blackout" has gone into effect about his whereabouts. Reports from Arab media, opposition figures, and western...

Syrian rebels have taken control of all the border crossings and military outposts between Iraq and Syria, according to senior Iraqi officials. "All the border points between Iraq and Syria are under the control of the Free Syrian Army," Baghdad's Deputy Interior...

Syrian rebels attacked two of the four major military outposts along the border with Iraq, killing 21 Syrian soldiers and seizing control of the base, according to a senior Iraqi official. "We have security concerns because the border crossing now is out of the Syria...

Syrian military forces shelled neighborhoods in Damascus on Thursday, a day after rebels bombed a government building in the capital, killing three senior regime officials close to President Bashar al-Assad. As the violence seems to escalate to new levels, Russia and...