al qaeda in syria News

Damascus - The Syrian military is taking more territory in the central province of Hama and are reported to have retaken the town of Morek. The town is important because it is close to the crucial Damascus-Aleppo highway arguably the most important road in Syria.

Damascus - Supposedly, Al-Qaeda-linked groups are to be all classified as terrorists and enemies of the U.S. and other western powers. However, historically the CIA helped fund similar jihadist groups to overthrow the Soviet-backed regime in Afghanistan.

Geneva - New Geneva 2 peace talks are planned for January 22 to forge an agreement between rebels and the Assad regime that would form a transitional government and lead to a political settlement of the Syrian war.