Alwaght - Since the eruption of devastating crisis in Syria, various international and regional powers vied for influencing the course of developments in the West Asian country, turning the conflict into one of the most complicated issues of the 21st century. The US and Russia are the key powers racing to hold a sway in the conflict, while some ...

The Islamist rebels of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) often boast about their heroics on the battlefield, while also belittling their enemy as Nusayri cowards for their willingness to retreat; however, this optimistic tone quickly changes when they encounter a Hezbollah contingent on the same battlefield. Why is ...

US and allies have deployed jets and missiles against militants Isis stronghold of Raqqa is among targets, says US official Dozens of fighters are killed, says monitoring group Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan involved The most intensive barrage of air strikes launched against Islamic State (Isis) since the US ...

[caption id="attachment_116024" align="alignright" width="286"] Ahrar al-Sham's new leader, Hashem al-Sheikh, known as Abu Jaber, unveiled in a propaganda video after blast killed senior leaders. Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images[/caption] Leader of Islamist insurgent group, Hassan Abboud, among those killed in blast that occurred during meeting in Idlib ...

[caption id="attachment_115857" align="alignright" width="244"] Syrias Ahrar al-Sham members train at a camp in outside Damascus, December, 2013. (Associated Press)[/caption] DAMASCUS,Syria The head of one ofSyrias largest rebel groups was killed in a suicide bombing alongside many of his leading fighters, activists and state media reported Tuesday ...