The United States said on Wednesday it had agreed with Russia to extend a cessation of hostilities agreement to include Aleppo where intense day-long violence between Syrian rebels and government forces killed dozens of people. The State Department said the truce went into effect at 12:01 a.m....

(Zaman al-Wasl)- Dozens of Islamic State fighters were killed and injured in the past two days by the U.S.-led air strikes on the radicals group's strongholds in Markada town in southern countryside of Hasaka province. Activist Malaz al-Yousef said, the International alliance warplanes raided...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Syrian father was shocked to see news of his son’s death posted on Facebook on Wednesday and when the father asked to verify the identity of the martyr, the news came: “It’s your son! May he rest in peace.” Someone had posted on Facebook on Wednesday news of two...

Fierce clashes raged overnight on the edges of Syria's second city Aleppo after a major rebel offensive, an AFP correspondent said Wednesday. A coalition of opposition groups fighting under the name "Fatah Halab" -- or Aleppo Conquest -- launched the assault on President Bashar Assad's forces...