AL SALAT COLLECTIVE SHELTER, Aleppo, Syria – As the final battle for control of east Aleppo raged around them, Abo Ahmad and his family counted themselves lucky just to escape with their lives. But ...

BEIRUT - Shells smashed into a central prison in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, killing prisoners, a rights group said Sunday, part of a long battle for control of the ancient city. The ...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the battle is ongoing. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military. Forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad walk at a military ...

Aleppo — UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm over reports of atrocities against civilians Monday, as the battle for Aleppo entered its final phase with Syrian government forces on the verge of ...

Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported that two civilians were killed and 15 were wounded by shelling, and that dozens of families fled two neighborhoods of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, ...

The rebel fighter said about 40 government fighters had been killed, while rebel losses stood at 10 dead. The military source denied heavy casualties in army ranks, but said dozens of civilians and ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The 28-year old Syrian attorney turned down a scholarship to study economics in Germany in order to remain in his native Aleppo after rebels took it over in 2012, promising a new ...

The battle for Aleppo is unlikely to be an easy one for government forces because the isolated rebels say they are determined to "fight until the end" to defend their neighborhoods. Insurgents outside ...