By Abdullah Ghadawi (Zaman Al Wasl)- A source close to the powerful Jaish al-Islam Islamist group refuted the implications of what was said in a leaked voice recording of Mohamed Alloush, a senior commander and spokesman for Jaish al-Islam.  The voice recording...

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling ISIS pushed closer to the Old City in the militant stronghold of Raqqa on Monday, a monitor said. The Kurdish and Arab fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces entered Raqqa for the first time almost a week ago, after months of battle to encircle the...

The Syrian regime army and Iran-backed militia forces have escalated attacks against a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, a possible prelude to a large-scale campaign to wrest full control of the city, rebels and residents said on Monday. The intensive raids and bombing strikes...

Turkish-backed rebels fought each other on Sunday in the Syrian town of al Bab in the first bout of rebel fighting since they seized the town this year from Islamic State militants, rebels and witnesses said. It was not clear what triggered the armed clashes between rival rebel groups who...