(Reuters) - The head of the opposition Syrian Supreme Military Council said on Saturday a U.S.-Russian agreement to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons was a blow to the two-and-a-half-year uprising to remove President Bashar al-Assad from power. General Selim Idris said the deal would allow Assad to escape being held accountable for killing hundreds ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon The commander of the Free Syrian Army, whose forces claim to be leading the insurgency but have been overshadowed by the gains of their tactical jihadist allies, has visited the coastal province that is home to President Bashar al-Assad, according to a video circulated by activists on Monday. Anti government fighters who are not part ...

The chief commander of the terrorist Free Syrian Army (FSA) may travel to the United States next week to ask Washington for swift weapons shipments to Takfiri militants operating in Syria. US-based representatives of Syrias foreign-backed opposition coalition said on Thursday that FSA chief of staff Salim Idriss is expected to go to New York for meetings ...

The chief of staff of the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) is to meet the commanders of foreign-backed militants fighting against Syrian troops in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Faraj Hamood, who works with the militants on the ground in Syria, told the Turkish newspaperHurriyet Daily Newson Friday that General Salim Idris will deliver instructions ...