A Syrian jet plane was probably shot down on Thursday by Islamic State militants near a military airport in southern Syria but the pilot appears to have been rescued, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had received information that the hardline group...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian regime troops exchanged fire with rebels in the contested northern city of Aleppo on Thursday in a renewed bout of fighting that could further mar peace talks underway in Geneva. Government warplanes, helicopter gunships and artillery were bombarding rebel-held parts of...

China on Thursday urged U.N. Security Council members to back a draft resolution demanding states report when militants are developing chemical weapons in Syria. Some diplomats have dismissed the proposed resolution as a bid to distract from accusations the Syrian government uses such weapons....

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 1200 soldiers from Iran's regular army have joined the ongoing fighting in northern Aleppo province, ten days after Tehran announced the deployment of army commandos to help Bashar al-Assad, well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl. At least 12 Iranian C-130 crafts...