BEIRUT — The head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent branch in the northern town of Idlib was shot dead Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, and activists reported deadly clashes elsewhere between government forces and army defectors. SEE ALSO: Tea Party: Don’t Mention Founding Fathers, Slaves Abdulrazak Jbero was on his […]

BEIRUT — A mass protest calling for sweeping changes in Syria’s authoritarian regime turned bloody Friday, with the government and protesters both claiming to have sustained heavy casualties as the country’s three-week uprising entered a dangerous new phase. Human rights activists and witnesses said Syrian security forces opened fire on tens of thousands of protesters […]

DAMASCUS, Syria — Violence erupted around Syria on Friday as troops opened fire on protesters in several cities and pro- and anti-government crowds clashed on the tense streets of the capital in the most widespread unrest in years, witnesses said. ALSO READ: Kim Kardashian Goes Wild Soldiers shot at demonstrators in the restive southern city […]