An estimated 1,800 civilians remained in a blockaded area of Homs, Syria, besieged by regime forces Monday with more peace talks on tap in Switzerland. But it was marred by mortar shells and ...

Syrian security forces arrested Brigadier General Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted president Bashar al-Assad and former head of ...

Homs (Syria) (AFP) – In Syria's third city Homs, members of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's Alawite community say they are terrified as new authorities comb their districts for "remnants of ...

Assad's cousin, is accused of committing human rights abuses, including the torture of children during the regime's crackdown ...

Syrian security forces arrested Atef Najib, a cousin of ousted Bashar Assad and former political security chief in Syria’s Daraa city, over crimes against civilians, including children ...

Authorities said previously that some pro-Assad militias and former government operatives had refused to hand over their weapons in Homs, Syria's third-largest city. On Sunday, an AFP correspondent ...