Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after ISIS launched a counter-attack to fend off a US-backed advance near the extremists' stronghold Raqa. Backed by air power from an international coalition bombing ISIS, the Syrian Democratic Forces are laying the groundwork for...

Syria has received 50,000 tons of Russian wheat as humanitarian aid, Syrian and Russian government sources said on Tuesday. The two cargoes arrived in March, they said. However, no Russian wheat from the commercial deals signed with state grain buyer Hoboob have arrived yet, the Syrian...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 5 people killed and 10 more wounded in Russian airstrikes hit the northern city of Jisr al-Shughour overnight, volunteer rescuing group said. The civil Defense said Russia  have conducted 16 raids on the rebel-held city that neighbors the Alawites-dominated...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels pressed new gains on Tuesday, taking a village and two checkpoints northeast of Hama city after a week of surprise offensive allowed them to take remarkable territory in the northern countryside of the central province, activists said. The attack is being led by...