Four Syrian regime fighters were killed east of the capital, an activist group said Wednesday, in an ambush claimed by Daesh (ISIS). The militants struck Tuesday in a hilly area about 50 kilometers from Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "There were...

Japan says it's doing its utmost for the rescue of a Japanese journalist believed to be held in Syria after a video of a man appearing to be him was posted on the internet. Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda was last heard from in Syria in 2015. Chief Cabinet Spokesman Yoshihide Suga...

Russia on Tuesday said there were no plans for a major assault on Idlib, despite Bashar Assad earlier saying it was a priority to retake the province. "There's currently no question and can be no question of an operation, of a major assault on Idlib," Russia's Syria envoy Alexander...

The Syrian regime army and its allies gained full control of the Yarmouk Basin in southwestern Syria after routing Daesh (ISIS) militants, Hezbollah's al-Manar TV said on Tuesday. The basin borders Israel and Jordan.  The ISIS affiliate, Jaish Khaled Bin Walid, was formed...