You don't hear about it enough in Western news outlets, but the civil war in Syria continues to rage on, with some 6,000 people being killed in March alone. It's not uncommon for the rebels to post videos of their attacks on Bashar Al Assad's forces, like this one, which apparently shows them blowing up a tank with a…

The other day the Atlantic ran a photo piece about the remarkable DIY weaponry of the Syrian rebels, and, as always, it was impressive. There's a lot of hard work and ingenuity going into these improvised weapons. Of course, one of the most interesting was the Sham 2 armored car/light tank vehicle that we've covered…

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As Syria's civil war continues to worsen, the Syrian government is turning to extreme measures to quell rebel forces. A couple of anonymous Obama administration officials told the New York Times that Syrian president Bashar al-Assad's military has fired several scud missiles at rebel positions.

By most accounts, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is not a very nice fellow, having killed some 25,000 people since uprisings began in his country during the Arab Spring.

As the Syrian Civil War rages on, rebels still appear to be mad as hell at the Bashar al-Assad-led Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party government. This attack on a Syrian military Mi-8/17 Hip gunship helicopter is just latest public example.

As the battle between rebels and the Syrian government rages on, information is one of the most powerful weapons used. Accordingly, when a Syrian military helicopter crashed yesterday, two explanations emerged.

It doesn't get nearly as much attention in Western news media as it should, but the Syrian uprising is still underway as rebels from the Free Syrian Army work to push the military regime out of the country. And the rebels here seem to be relying heavily on motorcycles as a way of transportation.