Turkey’s army said it shelled Kurdish positions in Syria’s Afrin region on Friday and Saturday, hitting shelters and hideouts used by militants from three groups, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), PYD and YPG. The militants had earlier fired on Turkish positions, the army said...

The Lebanese Army will take new measures to control illegal smuggling routes along Lebanon’s eastern border with Syria after 13 Syrian nationals died crossing the mountains into the country Friday, a military source said.

Syrian armed opposition groups are on high alert for an anticipated Turkish military operation against the PYD/PKK terrorist group in the northwestern city of Afrin. Opposition fighters are now standing guard at observation posts set up in nearby de-escalation zones. On...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Daesh (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq would be defeated militarily "in the coming weeks," as he laid out plans for bolstering France's defense capabilities. "Today, thanks to the efforts of all the nations involved, the Daesh military...