France stayed mum on giving military aid to armed Syrian rebels after President Franois Hollande met the leaders of the rebel Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Hollande again declared Frances political and humanitarian support for the SNC after meeting its new leader Ahmad Jarba and FSA chief General Selim Idriss ...

Leader of the foreign-backed Syrian opposition Ahmed Jarba has posted a fake photo on the Internet that depicts an orphaned Syrian boy sleeping between the graves of his parents. Jarba claimed in his Twitter post that children of Syria are orphaned by (Syrian President Bashar) Assad. The disturbing photo has been also making the rounds on Twitter....

(Reuters) - Ahmad al-Jarba was re-elected as the Western-backedSyrian opposition's leader for a second six-month term on Sunday, coalition members said, defeating former Syrian prime minister Riyad Hijab. While designated as the main body representing the opposition by the United States and other key powers, the newly elected political committee of ...

[caption id="attachment_59318" align="alignright" width="180"] Representatives of Syria opposition coalition and foreign ministers of the so-called Friends of Syria group meet in London on October 22, 2013.[/caption] US Secretary of State John Kerry says foreign-backed opposition groups in Syria are doubtful about participating in the upcoming peace ...

The head of the Syrian National CoalitionMonday listed conditions that need to be guaranteed in order for the main opposition group to participate in the proposed Geneva II conference aimed at solving the 30-month Syrian conflict. We do not reject participation in Geneva II but we request guarantees for its success. And if we receive these guarantees ...

Opposition leader Ahmad Jarba said Syria is now being run by regime alliesIranand Lebanon's Hezbollah, with President Bashar al-Assad out of the picture, in an interview published Sunday. Jarba also told Saudi-owned newspaper Al-Hayat that Syrian rebels have seized control of "at least half" of the country, 29 months into an anti-Assad uprising. Assad ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Leaders of the so-called Syrian National Coalition held informal talks with the UN Security Council about their political and military objectives. A delegation led by new coalition chief Ahmad Jarba met ambassadors from the 15-nation council, including envoys from the United States, Britain and France, which are considering arming ...

(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council will hold an informal meeting with members of the opposition Syrian National Coalition this week, Britain's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday, but the chief rebel commander will not attend due to the situation insideSyria. The meeting will take place on Friday and include political and military representatives of the ...

Head of the so-called Syrian National Coalition (SNC) and chief commander of the terrorist Free Syrian Army (FSA) say they plan to ask France for various forms of help including military aid. On Tuesday, the new head of SNC, Ahmad Assi Jarba, who is on a two-day trip to France, said "This is one of the goals of our visit among other issues." "Obviously ...