A little over a week after taking power, the rebel alliance that led the overthrow of the Assad regime has begun to receive diplomats in the Syrian capital, Damascus. By Vivian Yee Reporting from ...

The Islamist rebel alliance in Syria have met to pave the way for a transitional government. During a high-level meeting in the capital Damascus including rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Joulani it ...

There were already signs of the difficulties ahead for the rebel alliance now in control of much of the country. The alliance is led by a former senior al-Qaeda militant who severed ties with the ...