Kerry believes Syrian rebels will take on ISIS first, then resume fighting Assad Secretary of State John Kerry appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept ...

President Obama has long been reluctant to provide substantial aid to Syria's so-called moderate rebels, often dismissed as weak and disorganized. But the rapid rise of the group that calls itself the ...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry has signaled that the US hopes to enlist moderate Syrian opposition fighters that the Obama administration has reluctantly decided to arm and train in the ...

Russias defence ministry said Saturday that its officials had signed a deal with moderate Syrian rebels at peace talks in Cairo on how a safe zone near Damascus will function. "As a result of talks ...

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