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...
Iraqi General: Syrian Rebels Kill 21 Syrian Troops, Seize Outposts Near Iraq
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...
Syria Shells Damascus in Response to Rebel Bomb Attack
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...
Russia Accuses West of Inciting Syrian Rebels
Russia accused the countries supporting the Syrian rebel militias of inciting further violence following a bomb attack in Damascus that killed three top security officials, including Defense Minister Gen. Daoud Rajha and Asef Shawkat, the deputy military chief of...
Suicide Blast Kills Syrian Defense Minister, Deputy Chief of Staff
Suicide Blast Kills Syrian Defense Minister, Deputy Chief of Staff | Interior Minister wounded in blast against core security officials
Israel: Syria Pulling Troops From Golan as War Escalates
Israel: Syria Pulling Troops From Golan as War Escalates | Estimates 13,000 defectors in testimony to Israeli parliament
Report: US Won’t Intervene in Syria Until After November Vote
Report: US Won’t Intervene in Syria Until After November Vote | Obama to avoid overt hostilities until January, lobbyists say
Syrian Rebels Push Fighting into Damascus, as Arms Continue to Flow
Rebel militias in Syria continued fighting Syrian forces in neighborhoods of Damascus on Monday, sending frightened families fleeing the hardest fighting the capital has seen yet. The rebels fired grenades at tanks and troops as the Syrian army shelled surrounding...
Discredited, But Syria ‘Massacre’ Hysteria Continues
Discredited, But Syria ‘Massacre’ Hysteria Continues | Turkish PM brands massacre that didn’t happen ‘genocide’
Reports of Heavy Fighting in Southern Damascus
Reports of Heavy Fighting in Southern Damascus | Fighting centers on rebel-held suburbs