The Syrian army has made a small advance into the rebels' last major stronghold in Syria, a pro-government newspaper and an activist group reported Tuesday, after massive bombardments that began late last month. Al-Watan daily said the army had captured the villages of al-Janabara and Tel...

Threats, interference and aid deliveries in jeopardy -- relief workers say jihadists are adding to the huge challenges they face in violence-plagued northwest Syria where a fragile ceasefire is at risk. The Idlib region, controlled by a former Al-Qaeda affiliate, is one of the last areas of...

The Turkish Red Crescent offered this Ramadan’s first fast-breaking meal, or iftar, in opposition held Idlib in northern Syria on Monday. The humanitarian group will serve meal to more than 7,000 civilians in Idlib on daily basis and it will also deliver iftar to civilians at 15...

The Russian defense ministry said Syrian militants rocketed Russia’s Hmeimim airbase near Syria’s coastal city of Latakia twice on Monday. There were no casualties and no damage at the military base, and air defense forces repelled the attack, the ministry said on its website.