(Zaman Al Wasl)- The Syrian regime army has made a sudden advance against Islamic State in the desert area west of Raqqa, a military media unit run by its ally Hezbollah said on Tuesday. Syria's vast deserts have become the main theater of war in recent weeks as rival forces race to...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 11 rebel fighters were killed when Kurdish militias stormed their positions in northern Aleppo province, activists said. Rebel commander told Zaman al-Wasl that rebels had thwarted the suspire attack on Darret Ezza town early Tuesday, retaking checkpoints were...

The United Nations has only limited access to besieged areas of Syria, and humanitarian supplies -- even diapers -- which make it through are often looted by the country’s military, according to a UN coordinator.  Speaking exclusively to Anadolu Agency, Kevin Kennedy said the UN was...

A human rights watchdog has urged the U.S.-led coalition battling to capture ISIS de facto capital of Raqqa to make the protection of civilians its priority in the campaign. The New York-based Human Rights Watch says in a statement released on Tuesday that the United States and the local...