Syrian regime forces shelled the last pockets in Damascus controlled by the Islamic State group (ISIS), preparing the ground for a possible assault on the militant stronghold, a monitor said Wednesday. After fully retaking the Eastern Ghouta region on the edge of the capital, the Syrian...

A UN security team was fired at on Tuesday while on a reconnaissance mission in the Syrian town of Douma to prepare the deployment of experts investigating an alleged chemical attack, officials said. "Shots were fired yesterday at a UN security team doing a reconnaissance in Douma," a...

President Donald Trump's newly minted national security adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo are among those spearheading a push to build a coalition of Arab military forces that could replace US troops in Syria and serve as a stabilizing force in the region once ISIS...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russian army on Wednesday met with the negotiation committee in northern Homs and southern Hama a day after the regime forces halted major attack began on the opposition-held areas. The committee said a long-term ceasefire would be the ground for any further...