When builder Abu Salem repairs a shell hole in a house in rebel-held southern Syria, he knows it might not be the last job he does on the structure. "There is a chance the buildings will be hit again," he told Reuters. "But in the short term people should be able to take refuge in their...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A woman and child were killed on Tuesday when regime warplanes pounded the city of Douma, northeastern the capital, local activists said. The regime forces stepped up its aerial and ground bombardment on the eastern suburbs of Damascus despite the beginning of fifth round...

United States-backed forces in Syria have entered the most heavily fortified area of Raqqa, the de facto capital of Daesh (ISIS), in what a U.S. official says is a "key milestone" in the war against the extremist group. Success in Raqqa and major advances by U.S.-backed forces in Mosul, a...

A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday amid key rebel groups boycott, focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in the war-torn country. "All the delegations that plan to participate in this important stage of the talks have arrived,"...