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France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
Syrian opposition groups reach unity deal
Syrian anti-government groups struck a deal Sunday under intense international pressure to form a new opposition leadership that will include ...
Syria's opposition urges West to send rebels arms
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition group slammed the international community for what he called inaction, saying Saturday that ...
AP Interview: Syria opposition blames West
The newly elected leader of Syria's main opposition bloc in exile struck a combative tone Saturday, saying international inaction rather than ...
Syria opposition bloc elects Christian as leader
Syria's main opposition group in exile elected a left-wing veteran dissident born into a Christian family as its new president on Friday, a choice ...
Up to 11,000 people flee Syria in 24-hour period
As many as 11,000 people fled Syria in 24 hours, some of them desperately clambering through a razor-wire fence into Turkey on Friday to escape fierce ...
Progress in talks on united Syria opposition
Syrian opposition leaders say they have made progress toward forging a broad-based leadership group sought by the international community. Riad Seif, ...
Women shut out of Syria's opposition leadership
The leadership of Syria's main opposition group in exile is an all-male affair after elections failed to promote a single woman to the decision-making ...
Syria opposition in exile fails to elect women
Syria's main opposition bloc elected an all-male leadership team early Thursday, undermining its own bid to showcase itself as a more diverse group ...
Syrian defector says most bomber pilots grounded
A former Syrian air force general who was also the country's first astronaut said Tuesday that only about one-third of Syria's fighter pilots are ...
Syria's main opposition group broadens base
The main Syrian opposition bloc on Monday broadened its ranks to accommodate more activists and political groups from inside the country, officials ...
Divisions emerge at Syria opposition conference
Sharp disagreements arose Sunday on the first day of a Syrian opposition conference meant to forge a more cohesive leadership that the international ...
Divided Syrian opposition faces feuds over leaders
Over the coming days, Syria's anti-regime camp will wrangle over reorganizing its ranks, as the United States pushes a proposal to create a new ...
Gruesome video raises concerns about Syria rebels
A video that appears to show a unit of Syrian rebels kicking terrified, captured soldiers and then executing them with machine guns raised concerns ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held town in north
Syrian warplanes on Tuesday struck a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north in an attempt to reopen a key supply route, activists said, as ...
Europeans hoping to fight in Syria raise new fears
European governments have been among the most vocal supporters of Syria's rebels — to a point: Last week, Muslims in Britain and France accused of ...
Syrian opposition figures meet in Damascus
Syrian opposition figures who reject foreign intervention in Syria's 18-month conflict called for the ouster of President Bashar Assad at a rare ...
Syrian TV: Helicopter crashes near Damascus
A Syrian military helicopter crashed in a rebellious suburb of Damascus on Thursday, state-run TV said, but the circumstances in which the aircraft ...
Syrian opposition leader criticizes US
The head of the main Syrian opposition group seeking to oust President Bashar Assad criticized U.S. officials Tuesday for saying it was premature to ...
Syria war empowers long-oppressed Kurdish minority
Last month, while the world's attention was focused on battles raging in Syria's two largest cities, a quiet transformation was taking place in the ...
Main players in Syria's civil war
Here are key players in the Syrian civil war: —Syrian regime: Despite major defections and a July 18. explosion in Damascus that killed four top ...