U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Wednesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan about the war in Syria and efforts to defeat Islamic State militants, the White House said in a statement. Obama noted the importance of international cooperation to maintain the...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- At least 80 regime troops have been killed and 170 more wounded in the ongoing offensive on Khan al-Sheeh town on the western outskirts of Damascus, activists said. Local Coordinations committees said regime forces are planning to overrun Khan al-Sheeh, the key...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozen of families held captive by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in the neighborhood of Sheikh Maksoud in Aleppo city have been freed due to swap deal with Division 16 who released 16 SDF militants in return, the rebel group said on Wednesday. A footage posted on...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Dozens including civilians were injured and killed by clashes between regime forces and Kurdish security forces, the Asayish, on Wednesday in the city of Hasaka over dispute who will guard 9 grade exams center, according to a Kurdish activist in Hasaka. Activist Abed al-Ali...