(Zaman Al Wasl)- A key rebel group that controls Bab al Salama border crossing with Turkey has appointed Qasem Qasem, defected police officer, as director for the crossing, sources said Sunday. The colonel, who defected the interior ministry in July 2012, was appointed by al-Shamiyeh Front...

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Sunday hails his troops’ victory over jihadists in the ancient oasis city of Palmyra as an “important achievement.” “This is an important achievement and fresh proof of the efficiency of the Syrian army and its allies in fighting terrorism,” Assad...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- At least five civilians killed in a car bomb attack targeted the border town of Sarmada in northern Idlib province, activists said on Sunday. The blast has also left 9 people wounded in the strategic town near Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey. No rebel group has...

Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra on Sunday, state media and a monitoring group said, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamic State group which had controlled the desert city since May last year. Syrian television quoted a military source saying the army and its militia allies...