A high-level defector from Kurdish-led forces that captured the Syrian city of Raqqa from Islamic State has recanted his account of the city’s fall, saying thousands of IS fighters - many more than first reported - left under a secret, U.S.-approved deal. Talal Silo, a former...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Israeli missile attack on a military research facility west of Damascus on Monday has completely destroyed the production units of Jamraya’s research center, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The attack targeted missile factory subordinated to Institute 2000 which...

Syrian opposition negotiators in Geneva receive a steady stream of visitors, all bearing the same request: freeze the demand that President Bashar al-Assad resign as a precondition for a peace deal. With an eighth round of UN-backed peace talks dragging on, the opposition is in a tight...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 28 fighters from Tahrir al-Sham were killed by Daesh (ISIS) after fierce fighting took place between the two jihadist groups in Hama province on Thursday, commander told Zaman al-Wasl. The desert area in the central province has become the last ISIS stronghold...