Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken control of most of a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus that was held by Al Qaida’s Syria affiliate. ISIL on April 12 attacked Nusra Front positions “and took control of 60 percent of the (Yarmouk) camp,” Anwar Abdel Hadi, the Palestine Liberation Organization […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The regime of President Bashar Assad and Sunni rebels were said to have quietly reached an accommodation in central Syria. Diplomats said the Assad regime succeeded in negotiating ceasefires with rebels around Damascus and other areas. They said the ceasefires were meant to facilitate humanitarian aid to civilians in rebel-held […]
