Turkey is aiming to form safe zones in northern Syria so that around 4 million of Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey could return, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Speaking in Istanbul, Erdogan also said nearly 300,000 Syrians had already returned and that he expected millions...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- The spread of Iranian goods in rebel-held areas has aroused resentment among the traders and residents as accusations directed to the powerful Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which controls the crossings. The ‘Salvation Government’, a domestic governing body close to...

Syrian state-run media is reporting that the country's air defense systems have destroyed three "hostile" targets in the country's coastal region over a Russian air base. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says explosions heard Sunday resulted from the air defense...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime forces on Sunday have stepped up its aerial and ground bombardment on rebel-held areas in Hama and Idlib provinces where Russia and Turkey agreed on a buffer zone in September, local reporter said Sunday. At least 14 towns and villages came under...