Free Syrian Army

Syrian forces retake strategic town of Qusair

2013-06-05 17:45:00

BEIRUT — The retaking of the strategic Syrian town of Qusair by government forces Wednesday dealt a pivotal setback to rebels who in recent weeks have lost a string of battles to President Bashar Assad and his increasingly aggressive Hezbollah...

Some Syrian rebels say opposition fighters remain in Qusair

2013-06-05 17:08:00

Some members of the Syrian opposition disputed reports Wednesday that an alliance of government troops and Hezbollah fighters had driven rebel forces out of the strategic town of Qusair. While acknowledging that the government had captured a key portion...

In Turkey, anger grows in city hit by bombings

2013-05-30 17:51:00

REYHANLI, Turkey — Two weeks after twin car bomb blasts killed 51 people and injured hundreds in this southern Turkish city, residents remain in a state of shock and unease. Laborers silently lug sacks of cement or new windowpanes into damaged...

Sen. John McCain makes surprise visit to Syria to meet rebels

2013-05-27 17:19:00

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) paid a surprise visit to Syria on Monday and spoke with rebel leaders allied with the Free Syrian Army about the ongoing conflict with forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. McCain’s office confirmed his visit...

John McCain visits Syria; EU agrees to relax arms ban

2013-05-27 21:37:00

LONDON — Diplomatic pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad escalated Monday, as a divided European Union agreed to relax a ban on weapons shipments to anti-Assad forces and U.S. Sen. John McCain met with insurgent commanders during a surprise...

Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say

2013-05-17 17:56:00

MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...

Lebanon border region caught in Syria conflict

2013-05-01 17:59:00

ARSAL, Lebanon — When Mustafa Ezzedine, a Sunni Muslim from this Sunni border town, wanted to buy some furniture, he undertook a clandestine trip into war-torn Syria rather than face harassment, or worse, from Shiite Muslim security officers or...

Portraits of Syrian rebels

2013-04-12 19:54:34

Syria: Intense shelling by government is reported in Aleppo

2013-03-31 12:40:00

BEIRUT – Residents of a Kurdish neighborhood in the Syrian city of Aleppo fled Sunday under intense government shelling estimated at three shells per minute, activists said. The bombardment on the Sheikh Maqsood district came two days after...

Syrian rebel commander badly hurt in car bombing

2013-03-25 07:57:00

BEIRUT -- A Syrian rebel commander who led the opposition Free Syrian Army for more than a year was wounded by a bomb planted in his car Sunday. Col. Riad Asaad, who defected from the country's air force and fled to Turkey in 2011, was in the eastern...

Senior cleric, others killed in Syria mosque bombing

2013-03-21 13:11:00

ANTAKYA, Turkey -- A senior pro-government Sunni Muslim cleric was killed in the Syrian capital Thursday night when an explosion struck the mosque where he had been giving a lecture. More than a dozen other people were killed in the blast at the Iman...

A cautious course on Syria

2013-03-01 00:00:00

President Obama's decision to provide the Syrian opposition with another $60 million in aid — while continuing to withhold weapons — will disappoint those who have argued that the United States should step up its role in the battle to...

Free Syrian Army fighters take their positions Tuesday as they observe the Syrian army forces base in the town of Maarat al-Nuaman in Idlib province.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

Rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire at enemy positions during heavy clashes with government forces in the Salaheddine district of Aleppo on Saturday.

2012-12-31 09:11:36

A wounded man, suspected to be from pro-government forces, talks to members of the Free Syrian Army as he tries to convince them he did not participate in shooting at them during fighting and a combing operation in Haram town, Idlib Governorate, October 26, 2012.

2012-10-26 18:56:00