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Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons
Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other ...
US, Turkey project united front on Syria
President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan projected a united front Thursday on Syria, keeping stark differences about how ...
Syrian troops repel rebel attack on Aleppo prison
Syrian rebels withdrew from a prison in the northern city of Aleppo Thursday after heavy fighting with government troops, an activist group said, as ...
UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution
The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused ...
Attacks against Lebanese Alawites deepen fears
Lebanese members of the Syrian leader's Alawite sect fear their tiny community will be a casualty of the civil war raging in the neighboring country.
Obama, Cameron focus on Syria at White House
President Barack Obama says the United States is working with Britain to strengthen the moderate opposition in Syria and to push for the end of the ...
Car bombs lead some to question Turkey's security
Anti-government protests flared for a third day on Monday in Turkish town devastated by two powerful car bombs near the Syrian border, and some Turks ...
Putin and Netanyahu to discuss Syrian conflict
President Vladimir Putin's talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Russia on Tuesday will focus on the situation in Syria, the Kremlin ...
Syria opposition: consult allies before peace push
Syria's main opposition bloc wants to consult its allies before deciding on joining a U.S.-Russia initiative to negotiate a peaceful transition in ...
Israel minister criticizes Russia over Syria arms
An Israeli Cabinet minister is accusing Russia of destabilizing the Middle East by selling weapons to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.
Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers
Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the ...
Syrian rebels, government fight over key highways
Syrian rebels on Saturday cut a newly built bypass road linking the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo, an activist group said, while ...
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia
Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli ...
Proposed UN resolution backs transition in Syria
An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross ...
Kerry hopes Russia won't sell missiles to Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a ...
State media say Internet service restored in Syria
Internet service was restored in Syria on Wednesday, after a countrywide outage cut off the country from the rest of the world for nearly 20 hours, ...
APNewsBreak: US to provide $100M in new Syria aid
The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only ...
President Assad says Syria able to face Israel
In his first response to Israel's weekend airstrikes, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday that Syria is capable of facing Israel, but stopped short ...