Gaziantep, Turkey News

Syrian refugees are pictured at Kilis refugee camp in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov.

GAZIANTEP, Turkey - A Syrian rebel group that once claimed it had abducted a group of U.N. observers in the Golan Heights announced Thursday that it had in fact rescued them from fighting in the area and called on the United Nations to send a security convoy to pick them up.

A Kurdi member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria, March 3. / Manu Brabo, AP GAZIANTEP, Turkey -- Rebel groups battling to topple Syrian dictator Bashar Assad said Monday at a gathering here that none of the groups is aware of the way in which $60 million in aid promised ... (more)

As Aleppo residents in the Tariq al-Bab district recover from this week's attack by Syrian regime forces, delegates from the city are in Turkey holding an election for local officials.