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Syria regime says it holds fifth of key desert territory

Syrian pro-government forces now hold more than a fifth of the country's strategic desert, the army said Saturday, after reaching the eastern border with Iraq for the first time since 2015. The desert, known as the "Badiya", extends over some 90,000 square kilometers (35,000 square miles)...

US-backed force pierces into IS-held Raqqa from west

A U.S.-backed alliance broke into the western part of ISIS' stronghold Raq1a on Saturday, the force and a monitor said, opening up a second front inside the Syrian city. Backed by U.S.-led coalition air strikes, the Syrian Democratic Forces have spent months tightening the noose on ISIS-held...

Syrian rebels thwart regime attack on Daraa Camp

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian opposition forces thwarted a major attack by regime forces and allied militias on southern Daraa city as hundreds of families have been fleeing the border province to escape heavy aerial bombing, local activists said. Backed by Lebanese Hezbollah militia, the...