(Financial Times)- In the murky world of Syria’s war economy, Isis has been one of the main drivers of human trafficking during nearly six years of civil war. First, it was the biggest buyer. Now, its fighters are a top commodity. Isis militants have become one of the most lucrative...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian rebel factions, in statement posted online, said the nationwide ceasefire is 'void and null' as regime forces and allied Hezbollah militia extended their ground and aerial campaign on Wadi Barada valley, northwest the capital. The 9-day-old ceasefire agreement that...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with French media to be aired on Monday that his forces are on the road to victory after recapturing the key city of Aleppo last month. "We do not consider that (retaking Aleppo from the rebels) as a victory because victory will be when...

A car bomb exploded Sunday in a government-held area outside the Syrian capital, killing at least five people and wounding 15, state media said. The car bomb was detonated outside Sasa, southwest of Damascus. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition-run monitoring...