The U.S. military on Thursday retreated from a top general's claim this week that the number of foreign fighters joining Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has plummeted by as much as 90 percent. Air Force Major General Peter Gersten, deputy commander for operations and intelligence in the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 50 people have been killed in Homs province during two months of fragile ceasefire deal that was engineered by U.S. and Russia, local monitor said. Activists of Talbiseh Mubasher, local monitoring group, said 100 people were also wounded in the northern countryside of...

Translation by Yusra Ahmed (Zaman Al Wasl)- Lebanese Army on Thursday attacked Syrian refuggees' houses in border town of Arsal, wounding 3 children and arresting their father, source told Zaman al-Wasl. The army raid with hand grenades and guns resulted in injuring three siblings: Mostafa...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Regime forces have buried 19 soldiers in Homs city this week said they were killed by Islamic State near the ancient city of Palmyra, according to activists. The slain fighters who were buried in al-Ferdous cemetery had not been identified, source said. Al-Ferdous cemetery has...