(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.

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels pounded Bashar al-Assad’s hometown of Qardaha in coastal Latakia province with Grad rockets late on Tuesday, local activists said. No casualties reported due to the surface-to-surface missile attack that came in response to the regime’s major...