Several villages held by Islamic State have been captured by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a coalition of militias backed by the United States that includes a strong Kurdish contingent, an organisation that monitors the war said on Monday. The advance is part of a military campaign...

Reporting by Abdul Karim Ayoub (Eqtsad)- Losing gas-rich territory to ISIS favor last week along with the historic city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs province has made the pro-regime areas unable to carry new economic burdens due to the hike in fuel and gas prices....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A state of resentment prevailed among the population following sudden increase of fuel prices due to extreme shortage of fuel in the markets in conjunction with a wave of cold and snow hitting the areas of Hasaka province. Activist Malaz al-Yousef said that the shortage of...

Some 20,000 people have been evacuated from Syria's east Aleppo so far and efforts continue to bring more people out, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Cavusoglu had said earlier on Monday that 12,000 people had been evacuated. Dozens of buses carrying thousands...