U.S. officials are discussing with the Turkish military and government how the moderate Syrian opposition can push Islamic State farther east in Syria, Washington's ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday. "We have had some progress in recent weeks as these groups pushed further...

Displaced residents of the famed Syrian city of Palmyra, recently recaptured by the army, will begin returning to their homes at the weekend, a government official told AFP Thursday. Syria's armed forces recaptured Palmyra and the adjacent world-famous ruins from the ISIS on March 27, ending...

As many as three people were wounded when rocket fire from an Islamic State-controlled area in northern Syria entered Turkish territory, striking the border town of Kilis on Thursday, security sources. The artillery hit a house in the town center, they said. Another police source...

Russian aircraft have hit positions of the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front near the Syrian city of Aleppo, thwarting an attempted offensive, Russia's Defence Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. It also said that up to 1,500 militants controlled by the Nusra Front (Jabhat...