The Kurdish-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have withdrawn across the Euphrates river to prepare for "the eventual liberation" of Raqqa, a city held by ISIS, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition against the militant group said on Thursday. SDF officials could not immediately be reached for...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday that Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters were retreating to the east of the Euphrates river, Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said. In an early morning call, the two emphasised that the fight against ISIS in...

 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, into the early hours of Thursday morning on ways to end Yemen's conflict and resume peace talks between the warring sides. Kerry arrived in Jeddah from Nigeria for...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime warplanes carried out 17 air strikes on Jabal al-Akrad hilltops in Latakia province, seeking to get back bodies of slain soldiers and senior Russian officer. On Monday, the Syrian resistance forces captured Kannaba tow, from the regime army. Such a strategic gain...