(Zaman Al Wasl)- Five Shiite militants, including 3 Hezbollah members, were killed in a Daesh (ISIS) ambush in central Homs province, field sources said on Wednesday. Two more militants from al-Ridha Brigade were also killed in the ambush which took place in near the ancient city of...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Turkmen bloc in the opposition's National Coalition is due to participate in the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Russia’s Sochi at the end of January, sources told Zaman al-Wasl. The Kurdish National Council, another unit in the Western-backed body, may also...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Pro-Syrian regime activists on Tuesday reported death of elite forces commander in besieged Eastern Ghouta suburbs near Damascus. Colonel Ibrahim Daberha, commander 402 Battalion, the commandos unit of Syrian Republican Guard, was killed in Harasta suburb...

A Russian military MI-24 helicopter crashed in Syria on Dec. 31 due to a technical fault, killing both pilots, Russian news agencies cited the Ministry of Defence as saying on Wednesday. The helicopter crashed en route to the Hama air base, RIA news said, citing the ministry.