Syria's al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has abducted the commander of the Western-backed Jaish al-Tahrir brigade, along with several of his aides and scores of fighters in coordinated raids in northern Syria, Jaish al Tahrir said on Sunday. Jaish al Tahrir was set up in February as part of an...

Translation by Rana  Abdul (Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian regime forces in Hama have imposed house arrest on residents of the province on Saturday, local sources reported. Regime checkpoints on roads leading to Idlib province have returned  civilians born in Hama province by force to Hama...

Islamic State militants on Saturday pushed back U.S.-backed forces trying to advance into their stronghold of Manbij for the first time since a major offensive to capture the city and cut off the militants' main strategic access route to Turkey, a monitoring group and Kurdish sources said. The...

 (Zaman al-Wasl)- Syrian rebels captured new ground from regime forces and allied militias in Jabal al-Turkman area in Latakia province as they launched the third phase of Yarmouk Battle, killing and injuring dozens, activists said Sunday. Activist Majd al-Naji reported that 17 regime...