Up to 40 Syrian soldiers have been killed in an assault by hundreds of militants in north-western Syria, according to Russia's defence ministry. The ministry, which supports Syria's regime, said there were several attacks in which the militants seized two settlements in Idlib province....

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Five civilians, including three children, were killed Thursday in fresh regime airstrikes on northern Idlib province as regime forces suffer setbacks and heavy losses. According to Zaman al-Wasl reporter, the victims were from the same family as regime strikes hit...

Militants in Syria set off car bombs and used heavy gunfire to storm army positions in Idlib Thursday, state news agency SANA reported. The militant attack forced the army to redeploy and clashes were ongoing, SANA added. Idlib is the last rebel-held swathe of territory in the country...

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued “a very strong appeal” Wednesday for a political solution to Syria’s nearly nine-year conflict, and he called for a global “push-back against the push-back” on ensuring human rights. In a wide-ranging speech and question-and-answer...