The chaos and violence in Syria has created tension in neighboring Lebanon since the start of the uprising 11 months ago, but now actual fighting has broken out. In the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, gunmen exchanged automatic weapons fire and volleys of...

Elements of al-Qaeda's affiliates in Iraq have been moving into Syria to distribute weapons to the opposition and to carry out attacks against the regime of Bashar al-Assad, according to U.S. and Iraqi officials. These terrorists, often described as al-Qaeda in Iraq...

Three armed gunmen assassinated a Syrian general in Damascus on Saturday, as deadly violence persisted throughout the country and regional and Western states considered possible interventions. Brig. Gen. Issa al-Kholi was shot to death outside his home. He is...

As Reports of Violence Grow in Syria, So Do Western Calls for Intervention | Turkey warns of civil war, insists sanctions ‘pointless’