By Abdul Salam Haj Bakri (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian media outlets saidin recent days that a large prisoner exchange operation is expected to take place with Jaish al-Islam in eastern Damascus suburbs before Eid al-Fitr. According to the reports, the exchange is expected to include 4,000...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- An Iraqi Shi'ite militia backed by Iran said Saturday it pushed Islamic State out of two villages on the border with Syria in Hasaka province, Popular Mobilization said on its website. The territory taken by the Popular Mobilization force on Monday is located near...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebels attacked regime bastions in southern Daraa city with home-made missiles on Saturday, a task command said.   Al-Bunyan al-Marsous operation room said rebels fired Omar missile on regime barrack in Sejna neighborhood in the Old City of Daraa as well they...

Syria's President Bashar Assad has said the worst of his country's six-year war "is behind us" after a string of advances by his forces backed by key ally Russia. In recent months, Assad's troops and allied fighters have retaken territory across the country, including recapturing all of...