U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday left open the possibility of longer-term assistance to Kurdish YPG militia in Syria, saying the U.S. may need to supply them weapons and equipment even after the capture of Raqqa from Daesh (ISIS). NATO ally Turkey, which views the YPG as a...

The White House warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that he and his military would "pay a heavy price" if it conducted a chemical weapons attack and said the United States had reason to believe such preparations were underway. The White House said in a statement released late...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Liwa al-Quds, pro-regime militia fighting the Islamic State in the Syrian desert, has mourned 17 militants killed in clashes with the radical group northeast of ancient city of Palmyra, according to statement posted on Tuesday. The Iran-backed militia...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- With the signing of the Truce Agreement at the beginning of last month and the absence of bombing on Idlib, Eid looks different this year in Idlib. Idlib's people have been able to prepare for the Eid holiday with greater comfort in stark contrast to previous Eid al-Fitr...