Time

Syria’s Kurds: Civil Wars Within a Civil War

Syria’s opposition needs to be more representative and inclusive, say U.S. officials mindful of the dangers of an increasingly sectarian civil war. But the scale of the challenge in creating an ...
CBS News

Syrian troops seize air base in rebel-held suburb

BEIRUT -- Syrian troops and allied militiamen seized control of a sprawling military air base near Damascus on Monday, bolstering the government's presence in a key area overwhelmingly controlled by ...
Aviation Week

Syrian rebels threaten that civil airliners are "legitimate" targets

Reports that France is considering aiding rebel factions in northern Syria with anti aircraft guns is sending tremors through the region's aviation industry as the Free Syrian Army (FSA) has declared ...
The Atlantic

U.S. Airstrikes Said to Have Nearly Hit American Allies in Syria

According to two moderate rebels, an American airstrike nearly wiped out a command-and-control center run by affiliates of the Free Syrian Army last week. As Josh Rogin reported, the offensive was ...
Time

Syria’s Proxy Wars: In Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, the Specter of Conflict Looms

Khaled Hmayed’s bullet-riddled Nissan pick-up truck is still parked on the side of the road where the 43-year-old Lebanese militant died in a hail of Lebanese army gunfire two weeks ago. His death, in ...
The Atlantic

Explosions In Central Damascus, as Rebels Hit Close to the Syrian Regime

The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for a big explosion that they say was targeting a meeting of high-ranking government officials on Wednesday morning. The bomb, which was reportedly planted ...
Reuters

U.S.-led air strikes pose problem for Assad's moderate foes

REYHANLI Turkey (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes against al Qaeda-inspired militants in Syria pose a problem for moderate rebel opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Western-backed rebels ...