The confrontation between the more moderate rebels and ISIS was seen by many as inevitable due to the radically different visions they both hold of what a future Syria would look like (AFP/Getty ...

United States Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday that his country would continue to support "moderate" rebel forces in Syria, but will withhold non-lethal assistance to the rebels until it ...

In the debate about Britain joining in air strikes against Isis in Syria, David Cameron’s assertion that there are 70,000 “moderate” fighters on the ground has come under severe criticism. It does not ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged in their fiercest fighting to date with al Qaeda-affiliated fighters on Syria's northern and eastern borders, a senior U.S. State Department ...

Obama has asked congress for $500m to arm and train “moderate” Syrian rebels, in an attempt to bolster defence against Bashar al-Assad's forces, the White House has said. If approved, they hope that ...

Rebel fighters from the Free Syrian Army's Al Rahman legion walk past a damaged building near the frontline against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the besieged town of Arbeen in ...

The US is intensifying diplomatic efforts to end the "hell" of Syria's civil war even as it increases support for moderate rebels, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. Mr Kerry is travelling to ...

Russia's increasing military action in Syria is forcing moderates within the opposition into the hands of extremists, the US has said. It was making a difficult situation "more confused", the state ...

Free Syrian Army fighters stand with their weapons in a house which was burnt in Ashrafieh, Aleppo September 20, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moderate Syrian rebels are engaged ...