Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. For years, the Islamist ...

An American man identifying himself as Travis Timmerman has been found near the Syrian capital Damascus after being freed from a prison as rebels took over the country.

By Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebel leader Ahmad al-Sharaa's Islamist group is ...