(Zaman Al Wasl)- A car bomb killed and wounded dozen of regime army troops south of Damascus when it blew up on the 'Peace highway', activists told Zaman al-Wasl Tuesday. The blast targeted a checkpoint for the 68 Tank Brigade at the gate of Khan al-Sheeh in the southwestern...

Islamic State extremists are mounting increasingly bold attacks in Syria and Iraq following their loss of territory in both countries and are planning for the breakout of their fighters in detention facilities, U.N. experts said in a new report. The panel of experts said in the report...

A Russian-led Syrian regime offensive against the country's last rebel enclave has displaced more than half a million people in two months, the United Nations said Tuesday. "Since 1 December, some 520,000 people have been displaced from their homes, the vast majority - 80 percent - of...

Syrian state TV reported early on Tuesday that shelling hit a natural gas plant in the south-central area of the city of Homs as well as the Ebla gas plant there. Firefighting units are still trying to put out a fire at the south-central area gas plant while no damage was reported at the...