(Zaman Al Wasl)- Thousands of people have fled the town of al-Hajin as clashes intensified between Daesh (ISIS) and the US-backed forces in eastern Syria, local activists said Saturday. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have pressed to uproot Daesh militants from their last...

Turkey has repeatedly conveyed its “discomfort” to the U.S. officials over their country’s planned observation points in northern Syria, Turkish defense minister said on Saturday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency following a ceremony to mark Turkey’s Teachers Day, Hulusi Akar said he...

Russia does not want any "artificial deadlines" for the Syrian peace process, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, saying those who do want to sabotage Russian-backed peace efforts. "I don't believe in artificial deadlines," Lavrov told the MED Dialogues conference in Rome....

Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed latest situation in Syria's norhwestern Idlib and Tal Rifaat in a phone conversation on Saturday, according to Turkish official sources. The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said Hulusi Akar and Sergei Shoigu discussed regional...