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Syrians wary of US push to overhaul opposition
Members of Syria's opposition-in-exile bristled Thursday at the Obama administration's suggestion that Washington will handpick more representative ...
Syria rebels kill 78 soldiers, attack checkpoints
Syrian rebels killed 78 soldiers on Thursday, about half of them in attacks on military checkpoints in the north just hours after a wave of bombings ...
Missing journalist's family to travel to Beirut
The family of a freelance journalist who disappeared while covering the war in Syria plans to travel to Beirut to work for his release. Austin Tice's ...
US wants Syrian opposition shakeup to defeat Assad
The Obama administration said Wednesday it would push for a major shakeup in Syria's opposition leadership so that it better represents those dying ...
Syria presses heavy air bombardment of rebels
Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north on Wednesday as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime ...
Syria war puts anti-US alliance on the defensive
When the Hamas rulers of Gaza recently gave a hero's welcome to the ruler of Qatar, an arch foe of the Syrian regime, it sent a strong message ...
Turkish PM: Too soon to call for Syria no-fly zone
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether a no-fly zone should be imposed on ...
Syria activists report 23 dead in Damascus suburb
Airstrikes by Syrian jets and shells from tanks leveled a neighborhood in a restive city near the capital of Damascus on Tuesday, killing 18 people, ...
In Sudan blast, signs of Iran and Israel's rivalry
A suspected Israeli airstrike against a weapons factory in Khartoum last week points to a possible escalation in a hidden front of the rivalry between ...
Iran criticizes Iraq's search of Syria-bound plane
Iran has criticized neighboring Iraq for forcing a Syria-bound Iranian cargo plane to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying ...
Syrian regime launches nationwide airstrikes
Syrian fighter jets pounded rebel areas across the country on Monday with scores of airstrikes that anti-regime activists called the most widespread ...
Israel believes sanctions on Iran hit Hezbollah
International sanctions are forcing Iran to cut back aid to its anti-Israel Hezbollah allies in Lebanon, but the Lebanese guerrilla group remains a ...
Syria truce collapse shows limits of diplomacy
Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting ...
Official: Iraq searches Syria-bound Iranian plane
Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian cargo plane heading to Syria to land for inspection in Baghdad to ensure it was not carrying weapons, an Iraqi ...
Bombings, clashes leave Syria truce in tatters
A Syrian warplane flattened a three-story building, suspected rebels detonated a deadly car bomb and both sides traded gunfire in several hotspots ...
Syrians on hajj bring tears for their homeland
Fortunate enough to squeeze his way through crowds into what Muslims consider one of the most sacred places on earth, Mohammed knelt in worship, put ...
Lebanese PM says resignation 'out of the question'
Lebanon's prime minister says his resignation is "out of the question" after raising the possibility following the assassination of a top intelligence ...
Al-Qaida leader urges kidnapping of Westerners
The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence ...
Syrian toddler believed dead reunited with parents
No one knows how long little Bushr Al Tawashi wandered alone in the rubble of his home in the Syrian capital before rebel fighters found the toddler ...
Car bombs, violence mar Syria's shaky truce
Two deadly car bombs and sporadic fighting marred a shaky holiday truce Friday in Syria, although thousands of protesters used the brief respite in ...
Syrian toddler thought dead reunited with parents
Media in Cyprus are hailing it as a miracle. A 2-year-old Syrian boy who was believed dead after his family inadvertently left him behind as they fled ...
Syria commits to 4-day truce, but prospects dim
The embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad promised Thursday to observe a U.N.-proposed truce during a four-day Muslim holiday, while ...
AP PHOTOS: Syrian rebels advance in largest city
Crouching behind walls and firing from the corners of buildings, rebels are battling Syrian government troops in battered neighborhoods of Aleppo, the ...
Could events beyond campaign control jolt race?
An election-eve terrorist strike. A tanking stock market. A stunner of a jobs report. An unscripted moment. Democratic President Barack Obama and ...
Iran leader blames US, Israel for Syria civil war
Iran's Supreme Leader is blaming the U.S. and Israel for the bloody, 19-month civil war in Syria. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also warns Western powers not ...