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Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town

Syrian army pushes assault on rebel-held town

Iraqi death hints of Iran's role in Syrian crisis

"It is not possible to send back the bodies of the martyrs by land in eastern Syria to Iraq because the fighters of the Free Syrian Army control the area," Madhi said.

Ukrainian journalist returns from Syrian captivity

Kochneva, who has written for Syrian and Russian newspapers, was kidnapped in western Syria on Oct. 9 and reportedly held by members of the Free Syrian Army opposition group.

Syrian rebel chief: Fighters `will not give up'

Salim Idris, the head of the Supreme Military Council, called on Syrian soldiers to join the rebels in a "fight for freedom and democracy," and said: "Dear friends, the Free Syrian Army (fighters...

Ukrainian journalist kidnapped in Syria is free

Anhar Kochneva was working as an interpreter for a Russian TV crew when she was kidnapped in western Syria on Oct. 9 by members of the Free Syrian Army, according to the Ukrainian government.

UN troops seized by Syrian rebels appear in video

""We, the U.N. personnel here, are safe, and the Free Syrian Army are treating us good," one of them says in English.

U.S. pledges to send aid directly to Syrian rebels

I think it's a policy aimed to manage the crisis, not to help the Free Syrian Army on the ground.

U.S. vow of non-lethal aid for Syrian rebels fails to satisfy Assad opposition

I think it's a policy aimed to manage the crisis, not to help the Free Syrian Army on the ground.

U.S. may provide direct aid to Syrian rebels

The shifts in strategy are part of a step-by-step process that could lead to direct military aid to carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army if the nearly two-year conflict continues.

US, Europe move to expand role in Syrian conflict

The shifts in strategy are part of a step-by-step process that could lead to direct military aid to carefully screened members of the Free Syrian Army if the nearly 2-year conflict continues.

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Syrian opposition considers sacking its U.S.-backed interim leader

Immediately after Hitto's narrow victory in the coalition's vote, several members suspended...

Bombs targeting Sunnis kill at least 76 in Iraq

Nabil Al-Jurani Family members of Mohammed Aboud, chant slogans against the Sunni-dominated Free...

Refugees fleeing besieged Qusayr say Syrian rebels dug in, preparing for...

"To leave Qusayr is to risk death," said one man who had made the journey along a circuitous...

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Saudi Tries to Avoid Afghan-Style Blowback from Syria

Earlier this month, an Islamist website announced the death of Rashid al-Shelwi, an engineer...

Health Insurance: Health Savings Accounts vs Flexible Savings Accounts

For example, you elect to defer $3,500 annually to your FSA beginning in January...

Alternative Medicine and Your Health Insurance

Money placed into an FSA is pre-tax, but it must be used by year's end for health care costs.

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Syrian rebel army founder's leg blown off by car bomb

Al-Mayadin is controlled by several rebel groups, not all of them under the FSA umbrella group.

Syrian rebel army chief injured in blast

Riad al-Asaad, who is not related to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was injured Sunday...

Syria rebel leader Col. Riad al-Asaad wounded in attack, opposition says

A member of the rebel Free Syrian Army told Al Jazeera television Monday morning that Col.