A Russian marine major has been killed in combat in Syria, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday, confirming an earlier report that one of Moscow's highest-ranking officers there had lost his life. Major Sergei Bordov was killed during an attack by militants on a garrison, they...

The Syrian regime army advanced into the town of Taybet al Imam in Hama province on Thursday, expanding its territory along the strategic western highway between Damascus and Aleppo, the army and rebels said. The government forces were backed by heavy Russian aerial strikes across a...

By Rani Abdo (Zaman Al Wasl) A senior member of the British Labor Party said Iran ordered the allied Shiite militias in Syria to launch offensive on Khan Sheikhoun, almost three weeks since the deadly Sarin gas attack killed 90 people in the northern town. Speaking to Zaman al-Wasl, the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 52 Iranian-backed Shi'ite fighters have been killed by Free Syrian Army in the last four weeks in Hama province, activists and local monitoring groups said. Syrian rebel who launched major attacks on regime forces and allied militias las March have killed and...