Free syrian army
Syria continues to build its new army as it looks to integrate various armed groups
The backbone of the army are the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham units that came out of Idlib and had fought Assad’s military for years, as well as units from southern Syria and units linked to Turkey.
‘Syria can be Israel’s best friend in the region,’ says Syrian scholar in exile - interview
The US-backed ‘Syrian Free Army’ in Syria is at a crossroads - analysis
Syrians explore Assad family's massive summer resort for first time
Aleppo residents apathetic following Assad speech
A collapse of daily life leads many Syrians to struggle to get food and medicine.
Assad's forces push to retake Damascus suburb
Five people killed including one child, in what activists say is biggest attack on Daraya as troops try to recapture area from rebels.
Syrian civil war at tipping point
West fears ‘desperate’ Assad will resort to chemical weapons.
Extremists and conquerors of Syria’s war?
After 11 months of conflict and despite recent progress made by the rebels, most parts of Syria are still under Assad’s rule.
A fissure among Syrian Palestinians
Clashes in Syrian refugee camps are putting the spotlight on the unusual plight of Palestinians in the war-torn regime.
Syrian rebels bring fight to pro-Assad Palestinians
Rebels say they're arming Palestinians to fight pro-Assad faction; over 180 people killed in Syria in past day, many in gov't air strikes.
Anatomy of a civil war
An eyewitness report from Aleppo where rebels battle the heavily armed forces of the Syrian regime
Syria declares conditional Eid ceasefire
Bashar Assad's army command announces 3-day truce to mark Muslim holiday, says it reserves right to respond to any rebel attack.
Who benefits from bombing Syria’s Kurdish region?
Syrian Kurds will likely abandon the position they have adopted throughout the uprising: remaining peaceful during the revolution.
