Driving out jihadis, Syrian Kurds carve out zone
By BASSEM MROUE FILE – In this Sunday, March. 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the…
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Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks
A Syrian soldier is passed by civilians carrying their belongings in the town of Hejeira in the countryside of Damascus which Syrian troops captured on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as…
Syrian troops, rebels clash south of Damascus
By DIAA HADID This Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows…
Syrian rebels launch counteroffensive in Aleppo
By BASSEM MROUE In this citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, a Syrian rebel fires…
Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap
By ZEINA KARAM FILE – In this Feb. 24, 2012, file photo,Turkish journalists holding photographs of their colleagues who lost their lives in Syria recently, from left, Anthony Shadid, Remi…
Syrian opposition refuses Moscow talks
By BASSEM MROUE and LAURA MILLS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks to the media after his talks with OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 8,…
Moscow to host talks of Syrian regime, opposition
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a man who was wounded when a bomb blast attacked the entrance of the main train…
Struggle for Syria talks comes as aid needs spike
By JOHN HEILPRIN US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman arrives for a meeting with the UN Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi and the Russian…