An alliance of U.S.-backed militias said it had started a new phase of its campaign against the Islamic State-held city of Raqqa on Saturday, aiming to complete its encirclement and sever the road to militant strongholds in Deir al-Zor province. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Russia's warplanes killed 6 rebel fighters on Friday in air strikes on the newly-formed Haya't Tahrih al-Sham alliance in Idlib province, local reporter said. The aerial bombing hit a bastion for the formerly known as Nusra Front in Sarmin town, killing and wounding dozen....

(TRT World)- Syrians gathered at an Aleppo stadium to watch a live football match on Saturday, the first in nearly six years of war. The Al-Ittihad club beat Al-Hurriya 2-1 in their first match after war divided the northern city into regime-held west and rebel-controlled east....

For the tenth day in a row, Syrian armed opposition groups have resisted attempts by the Assad regime and allied militias to advance on Daraa’s northern countryside. Clashes between the two sides remain ongoing on the outskirts of Daraa’s Al-Waredat village. Located on the eastern side of...