80 killed in Syria violence ahead of truceSyrian troops pounded opposition areas in Syria killing 80 people, 52 of them civilians, in what opposition termed was a 'massacre' that sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week's UN More… |
Assad facing dissent over Deraa crackdownSyrian President Bashar Al-Assad faced rare dissent within his Baath Party and signs of discontent in the army over violent repression of protesters that a rights group said on Thursday had killed 500 people. Two hundred More… |
Slain Syrian general buriedSyrian officials attended the funeral on Sunday of a senior security officer whose killing has shaken the tightly controlled country. Brigadier General Mohammad Suleiman, 49, was killed on Saturday at a beach resort near the port city of T More… |