Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off. Full story
Syrian rebels launch offensive in south to reverse losses
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they attacked an important military base in the south and checkpoints in the city of Deraa on Thursday, trying to regain ground lost to President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the Jordanian border. Full story
Syria rebels, regime troops fight in Aleppo prison
Rebel fighters battled regime troops inside the walls of the sprawling central prison compound in Syria's largest city Wednesday, hours after blowing open the gate with twin car bombs in an attempted jailbreak, activists said. Full story
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UN may have to feed 4 million in Syria by year end
Aid agencies struggle to cope with the dire humanitarian crisis in Syria, where almost half of the population of 23 million is either dead, homeless, dependent on aid or has fled. NBC News’ Bill Neely reports from capital Damascus.
While observed, imprisoned Syrian rebels speak
ITV News has gotten access to one of the most feared buildings in Syria - the headquarters of the Intelligence Agency. Inside, captured rebel fighters - held there for months - said they had been betrayed by the west. They told ITV’s Bill Neely, in Damascus, they had joined the battle against the As
Syria’s daily gauntlet of survival
Intense fighting has forced thousands to flee areas near the Syrian capital of Damascus. NBC’s Bill Neely returned to the Yarmouk district where a daily one hour ceasefire gives remaining residents a chance to get food.
Syrian rebels get boost from Israel
Syrian opposition forces got a boost from two nights of Israeli airstrikes against President Assad’s regime, NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
Israeli airstrikes pound Syria
Explosions shook Damascus just before 2 a.m. Sunday, and rebels in Syria said jets struck at least nine locations in close proximity, including a research center. Israel is now bracing for retaliation from the blasts. NBC’s Richard Engel reports.
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